DOI

  • J. M. Whittaker
  • R. D. Müller
  • G. Leitchenkov
  • H. Stagg
  • M. Sdrolias
  • C. Gaina
  • A. Goncharov

Accurately locating boundaries between continental and oceanic crust is topical in view of locating offshore boundaries relevant to margin formation models, plate kinematics, and frontier resource exploration. Although we disagree with Tikku and Direen's interpretations, the associated controversies reflect an absence of agreed-upon geophysical criteria for distinguishing stretched continental from oceanic crust, and a lack of samples from nonvolcanic margins.

Original languageEnglish
JournalScience
Volume321
Issue number5888
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2008

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