Characterization of sills associated with the U reflection on the Newfoundland margin: Evidence for widespread early post-rift magmatism on a magma-poor rifted margin

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 113-136

  Peron Pinvidic, Gwenn ^a   Shillington, Donna J ^b   Tucholke, Brian E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

^b Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Ocean; Continental margins: divergent; Hotspots; Ocean drilling

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EMPLACEMENT; HOT SPOT; MAGMATISM; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM; RIFTING; SEAFLOOR SPREADING; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMOGRAM; SILL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 77954748615     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04635.x     Document Type: Article

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