Kinematics and dynamics of salt tectonics driven by progradation

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 398-423

  Ge, Hongxing ^a,b,c,d   Jackson, Martin P A ^a,e,f,g   Vendeville, Bruno C ^a,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f Applied Geodynamics Laboratory   (United States)

^g Structural Geology School

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; KINEMATICS; TECTONICS;

PROGRADATION; SALT STRUCTURES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

KINEMATICS; PROGRADATION; SALT TECTONICS;

EID: 0031103459     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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