Structural and tectonic evolution of the eastern Cayman Trough (Caribbean Sea) from seismic reflection data

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 222-247

  Leroy, Sylvie ^a,b,c   Mercier De Lépinay, Bernard ^a,d,e   Mauffret, Alain ^a,d   Pubellier, Manuel ^a,d  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Inst Phys du Globe de Strasbourg   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PULL APART BASIN; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

CARIBBEAN SEA, CAYMAN TROUGH;

EID: 0029770526     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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