ODP-IODP site 1256 (east pacific rise): An in-situ section of upper ocean crust formed at a superfast spreading rate

Ofioliti

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-116

  Tartarotti, Paola ^a   Crispini, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

East pacific rise; Fast spreading ridge; IODP; Lava flow; Ocean crust; ODP; Ophiolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650603903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 03912612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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