Analogue modelling of orthogonal and oblique rifting

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 137-151

  McClay, K R ^a   White, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

analogue modelling; oblique rifting; orthogonal rifting

Indexed keywords

ANALOGUE MODEL; RIFT DEVELOPMENT; RIFT GEOMETRY; RIFTING; SANDBOX MODEL;

EID: 0028830544     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-8172(95)92835-K     Document Type: Article

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