Proterozoic structure, cambrian rifting, and younger faulting as revealed by a regional seismic reflection network in the Southern Illinois Basin

Seismological Research Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 537-552

  Potter, Christopher J ^a   Drahovzal, James A ^b   Sargent, Michael L ^c   McBride, John H ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; FAULTING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RIFT; SEISMIC SURVEY; TECTONICS;

USA, ILLINOIS BASIN;

EID: 0031443959     PISSN: 00128287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1785/gssrl.68.4.537     Document Type: Article

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