Raft tectonics: The effects of basal slope angle and sedimentation rate on progressive extension

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1219-1230

  Mauduit, T ^a   Guerin, G ^b   Brun, J P ^a   Lecanu, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b Elf Petroleum Norge   (Norway)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; EXPERIMENTS; GEOPHYSICS; MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTS;

PROGRESSIVE EXTENSION;

TECTONICS;

BASAL SLOPE ANGLE; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSION; GRAVITY GLIDING; RAFT TECTONICS; SALT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TERTIARY;

ATLANTIC, GULF OF GUINEA;

EID: 0031225110     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8141(97)00037-0     Document Type: Article

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