The crustal structure and subsidence history of aseismic ridges and mid-plate island chains

The crustal structure and subsidence history of aseismic ridges and mid-plate island chains

Thesis. 1978. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Detrick, Robert Sherman
Other Authors:	G.M. Purdy.
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng
Published:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2010
Subjects:	Earth and Planetary Sciences Coral reefs and islands Sea-floor spreading Plate tectonics Ocean bottom
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/51402

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