Deep structure and crustal configuration of the Jeffara basin (Southern Tunisia) based on regional gravity, seismic reflection and borehole data: How to explain a gravity maximum within a large sedimentary basin?

Journal of Geodynamics

Volumn 47, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 142-152

  Gabtni, H ^a   Jallouli, C ^b   Mickus, K L ^c   Zouari, H ^d   Turki, M M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GAFSA   (Tunisia)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Gravity anomalies; Jeffara; Modelling; Sedimentary basin; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THINNING; GRAVITY ANOMALY; GRAVITY SURVEY; MODELING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SUBSIDENCE;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 58349113817     PISSN: 02643707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jog.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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