Large mantle upwellings and related variations in crustal thickness in the Oman ophiolite

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 349, Issue , 2000, Pages 67-73

  Nicolas, Adolphe ^a   Boudier, Françoise ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES;

BROAD AREAS; CRUSTAL THICKNESS; MANTLE DIAPIR; MANTLE UPWELLINGS; OMAN OPHIOLITE; TRANSITION ZONES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; UPWELLING AREAS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CRUSTAL THICKNESS; DIAPIR; DIKE; GABBRO; LITHOSPHERE; MANTLE UPWELLING; MOHO; OPHIOLITE; TRANSITION ZONE;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84870979681     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2349-3.67     Document Type: Article

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