The final rifting evolution at deep magma-poor passive margins from Iberia-Newfoundland: A new point of view

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1581-1597

  Péron Pinvidic, Gwenn ^a   Manatschal, Gianreto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

Continental breakup; Continental margin; Extensional tectonics; Rifting; Seafloor spreading

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DETACHMENT FAULT; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; KINEMATICS; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; LOWER CRUST; MAGMATISM; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; OCEANIC CRUST; PASSIVE MARGIN; RECONSTRUCTION; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UNCONFORMITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; IBERIAN SHELF; NEWFOUNDLAND SHELF;

EID: 70349865357     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-008-0337-9     Document Type: Article

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