Effect of depleted continental lithosphere counterflow and inherited crustal weakness on rifting of the continental lithosphere: General results

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Beaumont, Christopher ^a   Ings, Steven J ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MANTLE STRUCTURE; RIFTING; UNDERPLATING;

EID: 84865331976     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009203     Document Type: Article

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