Restricted melting under the very slow-spreading Southwest Indian ridge

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 118, Issue , 1996, Pages 131-141

  Robinson, C J ^a   White, R S ^a   Bickle, M J ^a   Minshull, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 6044250079     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.118.01.07     Document Type: Article

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