Tectonics and petroleum potential of the East Arctic province

Russian Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 334-345

  Khain, V E ^a   Polyakova, I D ^a   Filatova, N I ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Amerasia Ocean; Cretaceous Cenozoic basin; East Arctic; geodynamics; Hyperborea; orogen; petroleum province

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; CRETACEOUS; GEODYNAMICS; PASSIVE MARGIN; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RIFTING; SPREADING CENTER; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ARCTIC;

EID: 62849108400     PISSN: 10687971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rgg.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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