A new conceptual model for the structural evolution of a regional salt detachment on the northeast Scotian margin, offshore eastern Canada

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1407-1423

  Ings, Steven J ^a   Shimeld, John W ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CANADA; OPEN-ENDED ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT NAPPE; SALT DETACHMENT; SYNKINEMATIC SEDIMENTS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

DETACHMENT FAULT; NAPPE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC DATA; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

SOLEIDAE;

EID: 33749005672     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/04050605159     Document Type: Article

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