Development of accomodation zones in the gulf of Suez-Red Sea rift, Egypt

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1003-1026

  Younes, Amgad I ^a   McClay, Ken ^a  

^a Shell International E P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOMODATION ZONES;

OLIGOMERS; ROCKS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

BASEMENT ROCK; CENOZOIC; FAULT; GRABEN; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFTING; TRANSFER ZONE;

EGYPT; RED SEA;

EID: 0036612131     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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