The influence of tectonic regime on chalk deposition: Examples of the sedimentary development and 3D-seismic stratigraphy of the Chalk Group in theNetherlands offshore area

Basin Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-81

  van der Molen, A S ^a,b   Dudok van Heel, H W ^c   Wong, T E ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Explor and Prod   (Norway)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHALK; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; PALEOGENE; REWORKING; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

BENELUX; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

COCCOLITHOPHORACEAE;

EID: 14944375122     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2005.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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