Insights into the collection and emplacement of granitic magma based on 3D seismic images of normal fault-related salt structures

Terra Nova

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 268-279

  Quirk, D G ^b   D'Lemos, R S ^a   Mulligan, S ^a,b   Rabti, B M R ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Burlington Rsrc (Irish Sea) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT PLANE; GRANITE; SALT DOME; SEISMIC DATA;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0032455602     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3121.1998.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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