Volcano tectonic setting of the intraplate, Pliocene-Holocene, Newer Volcanic Province (southeast Australia): Role of crustal fracture zones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Lesti, C ^a   Giordano, G ^a   Salvini, F ^a   Cas, R ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOCAL MECHANISM; HOLOCENE; HOT SPOT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; PLIOCENE; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC SETTING; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY; TRANSTENSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 51449111258     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JB005110     Document Type: Article

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