Structure and development of a microcontinent: Elan Bank in the southern Indian Ocean

• Published in: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems
• Main Authors: Borissova, Irina, Coffin, Millard F., Charvis, Philippe, Operto, Stéphane
• Other Authors: Geoscience Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Canberra (CSIRO), Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin Austin, Géoazur (GEOAZUR 6526), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Géoazur (GEOAZUR 7329), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2003
• Subjects: [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]; Elan Bank; Indian; Kerguelen; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00406983; https://hal.science/hal-00406983/document; https://hal.science/hal-00406983/file/Borissova_et_al-2003-Geochemistry,_Geophysics,_Geosystems.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2003GC000535

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, v. 4, n. 9, p. 1071, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2003GC000535 International audience Microcontinents appear to commonly form on young continental margins close to hot spots, butdifficulties in understanding their geology and evolution have inhibited assessme...