Seismic evidence for pervasive deformation of oceanic sediments in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic

Geo-Marine Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-109

  Jones, E J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEFORMATION; DIAPIRISM; FAULTING; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEISMIC REFLECTION; UPLIFT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0344010052     PISSN: 02760460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00367-003-0130-5     Document Type: Article

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