Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-47

  Peron Pinvidic, Gwenn ^a   Manatschal, Gianreto ^b   Osmundsen, Per Terje ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Crustal thinning; Deformation modes; Extension tectonics; Geophysical data; Rifted margin; Rifting

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION MODES; GEOPHYSICAL DATA; RIFTED MARGINS; RIFTING;

DEFORMATION; TECTONICS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

CRUSTAL THINNING; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOPHYSICS; MAGMA; RIFT ZONE; RIFTING;

ANGOLA; ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; CANADA; GREENLAND; IBERIAN PENINSULA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 84876849717     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2013.02.002     Document Type: Review

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