Crustal magma plumbing within a segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 35°N
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عنوان ژورنال: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0012-821X
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(99)00281-2