Depth-dependent extension, two-stage breakup and cratonic underplating at rifted margins

Nature

Volumn 473, Issue 7345, 2011, Pages 74-78

  Huismans, Ritske ^a   Beaumont, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRATON; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; LOWER CRUST; LOWER MANTLE; RIFT ZONE; SEAFLOOR; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPHERIC UPWELLING; LITHOSPHERE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLCANO;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); CANADA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 79955643149     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature09988     Document Type: Article

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