Geological structures and evolution of the Miocene Eoil Basin, southeastern Korea

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-88

  Son, Moon ^a   Seo, Hyun Ju ^a   Kim, In Soo ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Basin analysis; Miocene Eoil Basin; NW SE extension; Pull apart basin; Syndepositional faulting

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144332222     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910128     Document Type: Article

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