Basin evolution of the Lurestan region in the zagros fold-and-thrust belt, Iran

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-19

  Farzipour saein, A ^a   Yassaghi, A ^a   Sherkati, S ^b   Koyi, H ^c  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL IRANIAN OIL COMPANY   (Iran)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anaran Lineament; Basin evolution; Depocentre migration; Foreland basin; Iran; Isopach maps; Lurestan; Sarvak formation; Zagros foldbelt

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; OPTICAL PROJECTORS; TECTONICS;

ANARAN LINEAMENT; BASIN EVOLUTION; DEPOCENTRE MIGRATION; FORELAND BASIN; IRAN; ISOPACH MAPS; LURESTAN; SARVAK FORMATION; ZAGROS FOLDBELT;

STRATIGRAPHY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CRETACEOUS; DEPOCENTER; FIELDWORK; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; ISOPACH MAP; LINEAMENT; MIOCENE; OBDUCTION; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; LORESTAN; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS BASIN;

EID: 58049149262     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2009.00432.x     Document Type: Article

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