Lateral variations in structural styles of tectonic wedging in the northeastern Caucasus, Russia

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 385-399

  Sobornov, Konstantin O ^a  

^a Yukos Oil Corporation   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORELAND THRUST BELT; SALT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC WEDGE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION, CAUCASUS;

EID: 0030450171     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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