The geology of north and central Malaita, Solomon Islands: The thickest and most accessible part of the world's largest (Ontong Java) ocean plateau

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 229, Issue , 2004, Pages 63-81

  Petterson, Michael G ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FLOOD BASALT; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; LITHOLOGY; OBDUCTION; PLATE TECTONICS;

MALAITA; MELANESIA; ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOLOMON ISLANDS [(ISG) MELANESIA];

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 4344587710     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.229.01.06     Document Type: Article

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