Structure and tectonics of the upper Cenozoic Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands carbonate platform as determined from seismic reflection studies

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 103, Issue B12, 1998, Pages 30505-30530

  Van Gestel, Jean Paul ^a   Mann, Paul ^a,d   Dolan, James F ^b   Grindlay, Nancy R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; SEISMIC VELOCITY; TECTONICS;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0032506808     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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