Tectonics and hydrocarbon distribution along the Brazilian South Atlantic margin

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 153, Issue , 1999, Pages 133-151

  Davison, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033391294     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.153.01.09     Document Type: Article

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