Stratigraphic development of synkinematic deposits in a large growth-fault system, onshore Brunei Darussalam

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 243-257

  Back, S ^a,b   Tioe, H J ^a,c   Thang, T X ^a,d   Morley, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ExxonMobil Explor Prod Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^d Con Son Joint Operating Company ^*  (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Brunei Darussalam; Correlation; Delta; Footwall; Growth fault; Hanging wall

Indexed keywords

DELTAIC DEPOSIT; FAULTING; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

ASIA; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 15444363314     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-006     Document Type: Article

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