@article{fdi:42472,
  title = {{K}erguelen plateau : a volcanic passive margin fragment ?},
  author = {{O}perto, {S}. and {C}harvis, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he 21-25-km-thick crust of the southern {K}erguelen {P}lateau consists of three units: (1) a ≤ 2.3-km-thick sedimentary cover; (2) a 3-6-km-thick basaltic layer with velocities ranging from 4.5 to 6.2 km/s; and (3) a 15-17-km-thick lower crust with velocities from 6.6 to 6.9 km/s, including a 3-6-km-thick transition zone located at the base of the crust. {T}he low-velocity transition zone has an average velocity of 6.7 km/s and exhibits several internal wide-angle reflections. {T}he velocity-depth structure of the crust differs significantly from that of other hotspot-related oceanic plateaus and suggests that the southern {K}erguelen {P}lateau may be a fragment of a volcanic passive margin composed of a thinned continental crust overlain by basalt flows.},
  keywords = {{TECTONIQUE} {DE} {PLAQUES} ; {GEOLOGIE} {STRUCTURALE} ; {CROUTE} {CONTINENTALE} ; {SISMOLOGIE} ; {VOLCANISME} ; {OCEAN} {INDIEN} ; {KERGUELEN} {PLATEAU}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eology},
  volume = {23},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {137--140},
  ISSN = {0091-7613},
  year = {1995},
  DOI = {10.1130/0091-7613(1995)023<0137:{KPAVPM}>2.3.{CO};2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:42472},
}