Tertiary tectonic and sedimentological evolution of the South Carpathians foredeep: Tectonic vs eustatic control

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 719-740

  Rabagia, T ^a   Matenco L ^b  

^a Prospectiuni   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Eustasy; Sequence stratigraphy; South Carpathians; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; EUSTACY; FOREDEEP; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TERTIARY;

CARPATHIAN FOREDEEP; EUROPE;

EID: 0343550363     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(99)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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