Dykes and structures of the NE rift of Tenerife, Canary Islands: A record of stabilisation and destabilisation of ocean island rift zones

Bulletin of Volcanology

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 963-980

  Delcamp, A ^a,e   Troll, V R ^a,f   van Wyk de Vries, B ^b   Carracedo, J C ^c   Petronis, M S ^d   Perez Torrado F J ^c   Deegan, F M ^a,f  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^d NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dykes; Intrusive complex; Lateral collapses; Lateral flank spreading; Oceanic island rift zones; Tenerife

Indexed keywords

DIKE; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMA; MAPPING; RIFT ZONE; SPREADING CENTER; STRAIN; STRESS; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

CANARY ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

EID: 84862604284     PISSN: 02588900     EISSN: 14320819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00445-012-0577-1     Document Type: Article

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