Cretaceous to present kinematics of the Indian, African and seychelles plates

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Eagles, Graeme ^a   Hoang, Ha H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Continental margins: divergent; Indian ocean; Kinematics of crustal and mantle deformation; Large igneous provinces; Plate motions

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; CONTINENTAL MARGINS: DIVERGENT; INDIAN OCEAN; KINEMATICS OF CRUSTAL AND MANTLE DEFORMATIONS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES; PLATE MOTIONS;

TECTONICS;

KINEMATICS;

AFRICAN PLATE; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRETACEOUS; CRUSTAL DEFORMATION; CRUSTAL THICKENING; INDIAN PLATE; KINEMATICS; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MAGNETIC ANOMALY; MANTLE STRUCTURE; PALEOCENE; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PLATE MOTION; PLATE TECTONICS; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

AFRICA; CARLSBERG RIDGE; INDIAN OCEAN; MASCARENE BASIN; SEYCHELLES;

EID: 84890886455     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggt372     Document Type: Article

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