Synsedimentary faults and amalgamated unconformities: Insights from 3D-seismic and core analysis of the Lower Triassic Middle Buntsandstein, Ems Trough, north-western Germany

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 94, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 863-875

  Radies, Dirk ^a   Stollhofen, Harald ^a   Hollmann, Gregor ^b,c   Kukla, Peter ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Gaz de France Production Exploration Germany GmbH   (Germany)

^c EON Kernkraft GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Buntsandstein; Continental sequences; Early Triassic; Synsedimentary tectonics; Unconformities

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; PERMIAN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEISMIC SURVEY; TRIASSIC; UNCONFORMITY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 31144435594     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-005-0009-y     Document Type: Article

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