Geology of the North Falkland Basin

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-183

  Richards, P C ^a   Fannin, N G T ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

BASIN; GRABEN; MUDSTONE;

GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; DELTAIC SEDIMENT; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; GRABEN; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MESOZOIC; MUDSTONE; SOURCE ROCK;

ATLANTIC, NORTH FALKLAND BASIN;

EID: 0031126394     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1997.tb00771.x     Document Type: Article

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