Rheological and tectonic modeling of salt provinces

Tectonophysics

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 1993, Pages 143-174

  Weijermars, R ^a   Jackson, M P A ^a   Vendeville, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOKINESIS; RHEOLOGICAL MODEL; SALT TECTONICS; SCALING; TECTONIC MODEL;

EID: 0027042612     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(93)90208-2     Document Type: Article

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