Syn-sedimentary shear zones

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-232

  Moretti, I ^a   Calassou, S ^b   Victor, P ^a,c   Molinaro, M ^d   Maerten, L ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Channel; Gravity gliding; Stress orientation; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DELTAIC DEPOSIT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEISMIC DATA; SHEAR ZONE; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0141855220     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079302-551     Document Type: Article

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