Mesozoic break-up of SW Gondwana: Implications for regional hydrocarbon potential of the southern South Atlantic

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 287-308

  Macdonald, David ^a,d   Gomez Perez, Irene ^a   Franzese, Juan ^b   Spalletti, Luis ^b   Lawver, Lawrence ^c   Gahagan, Lisa ^c   Dalziel, Ian ^c   Thomas, Chris ^d   Trewin, Nigel ^d   Hole, Malcolm ^d   Paton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b National University of La Plata Centro de Investigaciones Geologicas   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon potential; Palaeofacies map; Plate reconstruction; Reservior rock; Source rock; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HYDROCARBONS; MAPS; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

PALEOGEOGRAPHY;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GONDWANA; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MESOZOIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC ROTATION;

(SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141782349     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(03)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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