Transtension and alkaline magmatism of the Romanche Fracture Zone

Geotectonics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 318-323

  Kashintsev, G L ^a   Shreider, A A ^a   Maksimochkin, V I ^b   Bulychev, A A ^b   Gilod, D A ^b  

^a SHIRSHOV INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 51049111430     PISSN: 00168521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0016852108040055     Document Type: Article

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