Cenozoic tectonics of New Guinea

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-140

  van Ufford, Andrew Quarles ^a   Cloos, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; KINEMATICS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTATION;

OROGENIC EVENTS; PENINSULAR OROGENY; PLATE KINEMATICS; SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTS;

HYDROCARBONS;

ARC-CONTINENT COLLISION; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CENOZOIC; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 12144268819     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08300403073     Document Type: Review

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