Paleofluid-flow in a foreland basin, Northern Appalachians: From syntectonic flexural extension to Taconian overthrusting

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 69-70, Issue , 2000, Pages 269-273

  Kirkwood, D ^a   Ayt Ougougdal, M ^a   Gayot, T ^a   Beaudoin, G ^a   Pironon, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CREGU Centre de Recherches sur la Geologie des Matieres Premieres Minerales et Energetiques   (France)

Author keywords

Extensional collapse; Foreland basin; Paleofluid flow; Petroleum migration

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL COLLAPSE; FORELAND BASIN; PALEOFLUIDS; PETROLEUM MIGRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; PETROGRAPHY; ROCKS; TECTONICS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FLUID FLOW; FORELAND BASIN; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0034210860     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(00)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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