Subsidence and erosion in the Pennine Carboniferous Basin, England: Lithological and thermal constraints on maturity modelling

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 471-482

  Pearson, Michael J ^a   Russell, Marie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Erosion; Maturity; Subsidence; Vitrinite reflectance

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; EROSION; SUBSIDENCE; THERMAL MATURITY; VITRINITE REFLECTANCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034105321     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/jgs.157.2.471     Document Type: Article

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