Evolution and morphology of saucer-shaped sills in analogue experiments

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 302, Issue , 2008, Pages 109-120

  Bunger, Andrew P ^a   Jeffrey, Robert G ^a   Detournay, Emmanuel ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALOG MODEL; DIABASE; EMPLACEMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PETROGENESIS; SILL; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 72049133173     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP302.8     Document Type: Article

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