Late Cretaceous-Paleocene extension on the Voring volcanic margin

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 343-369

  Ren, Shicun ^a   Skogseid, Jakob ^a   Eldholm, Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Basin subsidence; Extension estimates; Structural restoration; Voring Basin

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; PALEOCENE; RIFTING;

NORWEGIAN SEA; VORING MARGIN;

EID: 0032232634     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004554217069     Document Type: Article

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