Varying tectonic control on basin development at an active microplate margin: Latakia Basin, Eastern Mediterranean

Marine Geology

Volumn 221, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 15-60

  Hall, J ^a   Aksu, A E ^a   Calon, T J ^a   Yasar D ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Basin evolution; Eastern Mediterranean; Latakia Basin; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; LATAKIA BASIN; SEISMIC REFLECTION;

CATCHMENTS; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

LATAKIA BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 26044432458     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.05.034     Document Type: Article

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