Passive-roof duplexes and pseudo-passive-roof duplexes at mountain fronts: A review

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 410-421

  Cooper, Mark ^a  

^a ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOUNTAIN FRONT; PASSIVE ROOF DUPLEX; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TRIANGLE ZONE;

CANADA, ALBERTA, ALBERTA FOOTHILLS;

EID: 0030460629     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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