Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic intraplate contractional deformation at the Norwegian continental shelf: Timing, magnitude and regional implications

Tectonophysics

Volumn 300, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 29-46

  Vagnes E ^a   Gabrielsen, R H ^b   Haremo, P ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Growth of contractional structures; Inversion; Mid Norwegian shelf; Ridge push; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTION; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONICS; TERTIARY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032585454     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(98)00232-7     Document Type: Article

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