Seismic refraction experiments between Iceland and Scotland

Two reversed seismic refraction profiles, 90 and 120 km in length, located between Iceland and Faeroes, show that the crust of the Iceland-Faeroe Rise is neither typically oceanic nor typically continental. It is of the order of 18 km thick and shows layering similar to that observed on Iceland. Off...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Browitt, C. W.
Published: Durham University 1971
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.586004