Stress-induced seamount formation at ridge-transform intersections

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 388, Issue , 2005, Pages 581-593

  Beutel, Erin K ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Fault mechanics; Hotspot; Mid Ocean Ridge; Plume; Strength; Transform

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FAULT MECHANICS; HOT SPOT; MID-OCEAN RIDGES; PLUME; STRENGTH;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOT SPOT; MANTLE PLUME; MELTING; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; OCEANIC LITHOSPHERE; SEAMOUNT; SEGMENTATION; THINNING;

EID: 84874995390     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/0-8137-2388-4.581     Document Type: Article

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