Backarc rifting, constructional volcanism and nascent disorganised spreading in the southern Havre Trough backarc rifts (SW Pacific)

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 39-57

  Wysoczanski, R J ^a   Todd, E ^b   Wright, I C ^c   Leybourne, M I ^d   Hergt, J M ^e   Adam, C ^a   Mackay, K ^f  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

back arc basin; bathymetry; magmatism; spreading; SW Pacific; tectonics

Indexed keywords

BACK ARC BASIN; BACK-ARC; BACKARC RIFTING; BASALTIC ANDESITE; CRUSTAL ATTENUATION; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DIKE INTRUSION; HIGH REFLECTIVITY; HIGH RESOLUTION; MAGMATIC INTRUSIONS; MAGMATISM; MAGMATISMS; MASS BALANCE; MULTI-BEAM; OLIVINE BASALTS; PLATE BOUNDARIES; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SEA FLOOR; SURFACE EXPRESSION; WATER DEPTH;

BATHYMETRY; BUILDINGS; CAVITY RESONATORS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OLIVINE; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BACKARC BASIN; BATHYMETRY; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; GRABEN; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; PACIFIC PLATE; PLATE BOUNDARY; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEAMOUNT; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

KERMADEC ARC; LAU BASIN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 76049130653     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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