Plate kinematic evidence for the existence of a distinct plate between the Nubian and Somalian plates along the Southwest Indian Ridge

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Horner Johnson, Benjamin C ^a   Gordon, Richard G ^a   Argus, Donald F ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; KINEMATICS; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE MOTION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; NUBIA; SOMALIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 43549084308     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JB004519     Document Type: Article

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