The evolution of allochthonous salt systems, northern Green Canyon and Ewing Bank (offshore Louisiana), northern Gulf of Mexico

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 5 B, 1998, Pages 1013-1036

  McBride, Barry C ^a,b   Rowan, Mark G ^a   Weimer, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HS Resources Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT;

LITHOLOGY; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT FLOW; HYDROCARBON; SALT TECTONICS;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0032076803     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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