A seismic study of salt dissolution in the stettler area South-Central Alberta, Canada

Carbonates and Evaporites

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-109

  Anderson, Neil L ^a   Hinds, Ronald C ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EROSION; FAULTING; SALT; SEISMIC SURVEY; UPLIFT;

CANADA, ALBERTA, STETTLER;

EID: 0031442746     PISSN: 08912556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03175808     Document Type: Article

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