The evolution of the porcupine and rockall basins, offshore Ireland: The geological template for carbonate mound development

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-35

  Shannon, P M ^a   McDonnell, A ^a,b   Bailey, W R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL CRUST; FLOW CONTROL; FLUID FLOW; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VOLCANISM;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; PORCUPINE BASIN; ROCKALL BASIN; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846044106     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-006-0081-y     Document Type: Article

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