Petroleum potential of the Falkland islands offshore area

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-182

  Richards, P C ^a   Gatliff, R W ^a   Quinn, M F ^a   Fannin, N G T ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY;

FALKLAND ISLANDS; GONDWANA SEPARATION; LACUSTRINE SOURCE ROCKS; MARINE SOURCE ROCKS; QUARTZITES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CAINOZOIC; FAILED RIFT; GONDWANA SEPARATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; MESOZOIC; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

ATLANTIC, (SOUTH); FALKLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 0029667458     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1996.tb00423.x     Document Type: Article

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