Igneous complexes in the eastern Northern South Yellow Sea Basin and their implications for hydrocarbon systems

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 631-645

  Lee, Gwang H ^a   Kwon, Young I ^b   Yoon, Chong S ^c   Kim, Han J ^d   Yoo, Hai S ^d  

^a Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Oil Corporation   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Igneous complexes; Volcanism; Yellow Sea

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYSTEMS; IGNEOUS COMPLEXES; VOLCANISM;

HYDROCARBONS; PETROLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DIKE; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LACCOLITH; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SILL;

PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 33748085714     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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