Tectonics and hydrocarbon systems of the Veracruz Basin, Mexico

AAPG Memoir

Volumn 75, Issue , 2001, Pages 271-291

  Prost, Gary ^a   Aranda, Mario ^b  

^a Gulf Canada Resources Limited   (Canada)

^b PEMEX   (Mexico)

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EID: 33750861839     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/m75768c11     Document Type: Article

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