Relationships between sequence stratigraphy, mineralogy and geochemistry in Cenozoic sediments of the northern North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 167, Issue , 2000, Pages 245-272

  Thyberg, B I ^a,b   Jordt, H ^a,b   Bjorlykke K ^a   Faleide, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0034038403     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.167.01.10     Document Type: Article

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