Rifting, lithosphere breakup and volcanism: Comparison of magma-poor and volcanic rifted margins

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-87

  Franke, Dieter ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breakup unconformity; Laptev Sea; Magma poor margin; Mantle plume; Passive margin; Rifting; South Atlantic; South China Sea; Volcanic rifted margin; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

LAPTEV SEA; MAGMA-POOR MARGIN; MANTLE PLUME; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTED MARGINS; RIFTING; SOUTH ATLANTIC; SOUTH CHINA SEA; VOLCANISM;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; LITHOLOGY; THERMAL PLUMES; VOLCANOES;

TECTONICS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACTIVE MARGIN; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL LITHOSPHERE; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; PASSIVE MARGIN; RIFTING; SOURCE ROCK; UNCONFORMITY; UPWELLING; VOLCANISM;

ARCTIC OCEAN; LAPTEV SEA;

EID: 84876734140     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2012.11.003     Document Type: Review

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