Interaction of permo-triassic and jurassic extensional fault-blocks during the development of the northern North Sea

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 931-944

  Faerseth R B ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Extension; Fault; Jurassic; North Sea; Permo Triassic

Indexed keywords

EXTENSION; FAULTS; JURASSIC; PERMIAN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS; TRIASSIC;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0030431839     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.6.0931     Document Type: Article

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