Structural features of Nigeria's coastal margin: An assessment based on age data from wells

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 485-499

  Onuoha, K Mosto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033208366     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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