Genesis of tectonic inversion structures: Seismic evidence for the development of key structures along the Purbeck-Isle of Wight Disturbance

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 975-992

  Underhill, John R ^a   Paterson, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Production Geoscience Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon habitats; Rifting; Structural inversion; Wessex

Indexed keywords

INVERSION TECTONICS; SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032461370     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.6.0975     Document Type: Article

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