An introduction to the Tectonophysics Special Issue "Role of magmatism in continental lithosphere extension"

Tectonophysics

Volumn 468, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Peron Pinvidic G ^a   Van Wijk, J ^b   Shillington, D J ^c   Gernigon, L ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension; Magmatism; Ocean continent transition; Rifted margins; Special Issue

Indexed keywords

EID: 62549126001     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2008.09.019     Document Type: Editorial

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