The western termination of the Jebilet-High Atlas system (Offshore Essaouira Basin, Morocco)

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 431-443

  Hafid, M ^a   Salem, A Ait ^b   Bally, A W ^c  

^a IBN TOFAIL UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b Off Natl Rech d'Exploitations P   (Morocco)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlas system; Essaouira offshore; Lateral ramp system

Indexed keywords

LATERAL RAMP SYSTEM;

CARBONATES; DEFORMATION; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DECOLLEMENT; FOLDING; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MOROCCO;

EID: 0034000314     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(98)00082-8     Document Type: Article

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