Geological interpretation and numerical modelling of salt movement in the Barbastro-Balaguer anticline, southern Pyrenees

Tectonophysics

Volumn 293, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 141-155

  Gil, J A ^a   Jurado, M J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORELAND BASIN; SALT TECTONICS;

SPAIN, PYRENEES;

EID: 0032529182     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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