Mesozoic Gulf of Mexico basin evolution from a planetary perspective and petroleum system implications

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-126

  Fillon, Richard H ^a  

^a Earth Studies Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Back arc spreading; Deposystem architecture; Early Cretaceous; Greater Antilles Arc; Gulf of Mexico; Intra American plate boundary; Plate tectonics; Slab detachment; Subduction

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOMAGNETISM; KINEMATICS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; STRESSES; TECTONICS;

BACKARC BASIN; BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; DETACHMENT FAULT; MESOZOIC; PETROLEUM; PLATE BOUNDARY; PLATE TECTONICS; SLAB; STRESS FIELD; SUBDUCTION; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 34249799634     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079307-745     Document Type: Article

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