Permian (Upper Rotliegend) synsedimentary tectonics, basin development and palaeogeography of the southern North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 123, Issue , 1997, Pages 31-61

  George, Gareth T ^a,b   Berry, Jeremy K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b Chatham Maritime   (United Kingdom)

^c Scott Pickford Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; TECTONICS;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0031545215     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.04     Document Type: Article

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