Inhibiting magmatism on nonvolcanic rifted margins

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 895-898

  Harry, D L ^a   Bowling, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

CONDUCTIVE COOLING; CONTINENTAL RIFTING; EXTENSIONAL STRAIN; LATERAL VARIATIONS; LITHOSPHERIC THINNING; MODEL PREDICTION; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

MELTING;

PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; VOLCANISM;

EID: 84874990503     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0895:IMONRM>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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