Finite extension across the South Vietnam basins from 3D gravimetric modelling: relation to South China Sea kinematics

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 619-634

  Huchon, P ^a   Nguyen, T N H ^a,b   Chamot Rooke, N ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

(South); Basin evolution; Extensional tectonics; Gravimetry; Marginal basin; Tertiary; Viet nam

Indexed keywords

SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTH VIETNAM BASINS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; GRAVITATION; MAPS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

TECTONICS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRAVIMETRY; KINEMATICS; MARGINAL BASIN; TERTIARY;

SOUTH CHINA SEA; VIET NAM;

EID: 0032216379     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(98)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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