Offshore continuation of volcanic rift zones, El Hierro, Canary Islands

El Hierro is the youngest and most southwesterly of the seven Canary islands. The established view, based on subaerial geology, is that El Hierro is a classic example of an oceanic island with 120° - spaced volcanic rift arms (VRZs) forming a "mercedes star". However, new offshore data do...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gee, M, Masson, D, Watts, A, Mitchell, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2001