Indicators of hot fluid migration in sedimentary basins: Evidence from the UK Atlantic margin

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 357-374

  Wycherley, H L ^a   Parnell, J ^a   Watt, G R ^a   Chen, H ^a   Boyce, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cements; Palaeotemperature; Quartz zoning; Tertiary; West of shetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544333568     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079303-569     Document Type: Article

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