Tectonic evolution of the NW Red Sea-Gulf of Suez rift system

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 187, Issue , 2001, Pages 453-473

  Khalil, S M ^a   McClay, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; RIFTING;

RED SEA;

EID: 0035719358     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2001.187.01.22     Document Type: Article

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