Hyperextension, serpentinization, and weakening: A new paradigm for rifted margin compressional deformation

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-350

  Lundin, Erik R ^a   Doré, Anthony G ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIONAL; COMPRESSIONAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL STRETCHING; EARLY CRETACEOUS; HIGH VELOCITY; LITHOSPHERIC; NORTH EAST ATLANTIC; SERPENTINIZATION; UPPER MANTLE;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

DEFORMATION;

COMPRESSION; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EOCENE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA; RIFT ZONE; SERPENTINIZATION;

EID: 79954602252     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G31499.1     Document Type: Article

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