Deep-penetrating MCS images of the South Gabon Basin: Implications for rift tectonics and post-breakup salt remobilization

Basin Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-84

  Meyers, J B ^a,d   Rosendahl, B R ^b   Austin Jr , J A ^c  

^a Astro Mining   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 0041620568     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.1996.tb00115.x     Document Type: Article

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