The geological history of the southern Wessex Basin - a review of new information from oil exploration

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 133, Issue , 1998, Pages 67-86

  Butler, Malcolm ^a  

^a Burnside House   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032311274     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.133.01.04     Document Type: Article

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