An Eocene age for the proposed Silverpit impact crater

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 781-794

  Wall, Mostyn L T ^a   Cartwright, Joe ^a   Davies, Richard J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATERING; DEFORMATION; EOCENE; FOLDING; GEOMETRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; MICROFOSSIL; NANOFOSSIL; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMIC METHOD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 48249084595     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492007-138     Document Type: Article

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