South Atlantic divergent margin evolution: Rift-border uplift and salt tectonics in the basins of SE Brazil

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 294, Issue , 2008, Pages 365-398

  Mohriak, W ^a   Nemcok M ^b   Enciso, G ^c  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Spinnaker Exploration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; FOLD BELT; GONDWANA; JURASSIC; PROTEROZOIC; RIFTING; SALT TECTONICS; SPREADING CENTER; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); BRAZIL; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; KALAHARI CRATON; RIO DE LA PLATA; SAO FRANCISCO CRATON; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 39649092099     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP294.19     Document Type: Conference Paper

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