Syn-rift sedimentary architectures in the Northern North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 167, Issue , 2000, Pages 133-177

  Ravnas R ^a   Nottvedt A ^b,d   Steel, R J ^c   Windelstad, J ^b  

^a Norke Conoco A/S   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d Norsk Hydro Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTATION; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0034040235     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.167.01.07     Document Type: Article

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