Geophysical constraints on understanding the origin of the Illinois basin and its underlying crust

Tectonophysics

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 45-78

  McBride, John H ^a   Kolata, Dennis R ^b   Hildenbrand, Thomas G ^c  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Illinois basin; Siesmic reflection

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; FAULTING; PALEOZOIC; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; UNCONFORMITY;

ILLINOIS; ILLINOIS BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037456252     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-1951(02)00653-4     Document Type: Article

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