Structural evolution of the Frampton growth fold system, Atwater Valley-Southern Green Canyon area, deep water Gulf of Mexico

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 889-910

  Grando, Gianluca ^a   McClay, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atwater Valley fold belt; Growth fold; North eastern Gulf of Mexico

Indexed keywords

FRAMPTON ANTICLINE; FRAMPTON GROWTH; STRUCTURAL EVOLUTION;

BIODIVERSITY; DEFORMATION; HYDROCARBONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ANTICLINE; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DIAPIR; FOLD BELT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 4143086980     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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