Geodynamics of rifting and implications for hydrocarbon habitat

Tectonophysics

Volumn 215, Issue 1-2, 1992, Pages 221-253

  Ziegler, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; GEODYNAMICS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HYDROCARBON; MATURATION; RIFTING;

EID: 0027101148     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0040-1951(92)90083-I     Document Type: Article

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