Mesozoic dissolution tectonics on the West Central Shelf, UK Central North Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-300

  Clark, J A ^a   Cartwright, J A ^a   Stewart, S A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Amerada Hess Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporite karst; North Sea; Salt tectonics; Zechstein

Indexed keywords

HALOKINESIS; KARSTIFICATION;

DISSOLUTION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUNDWATER; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; MESOZOIC; SALT TECTONICS; ZECHSTEIN;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0033136464     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(98)00040-3     Document Type: Article

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