CONTINENTAL BREAKUP BY A LEAKY TRANSFORM - GULF OF ELAT (AQABA)

被引:54
作者
BENAVRAHAM, Z
GARFUNKEL, Z
ALMAGOR, G
HALL, JK
机构
[1] GEOL SURVEY ISRAEL,DIV MARINE GEOL,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[2] WEIZMANN INST SCI,DEPT APPL MATH,REHOVOT 76100,ISRAEL
[3] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,DEPT GEOL,JERUSALEM 91000,ISRAEL
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10.1126/science.206.4415.214
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The floor of the Gulf of Elat consists of five distinct deeps. Its structure is controlled by faulting which has produced rhomb-shaped grabens. The gulf is a newly formed plate boundary between Arabia and Sinai.
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页码:214 / 216
页数:3
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