Tectonics and mud volcano development in the Gulf of Cádiz

Marine Geology

Volumn 261, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 48-63

  Medialdea, T ^a   Somoza, L ^a   Pinheiro, L M ^b   Fernandez Puga M C ^c   Vazquez J T ^d   Leon R ^a   Ivanov, M K ^e   Magalhaes, V ^b,f   Diaz del Rio V ^d   Vegas, R ^g  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

^e MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^f INETI   (Portugal)

^g UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

diapirism; fluid venting; Gulf of Cadiz; hydrocarbon seeps; mud volcanoes; tectonics

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRISM; EXTENSIONAL FAULTS; FLUID MOVEMENT; GULF OF CADIZ; HYDROCARBON SEEPS; MUD VOLCANO; MUD VOLCANOES; PLUMBING SYSTEMS; REGIONAL TECTONICS; SEISMIC PROFILES; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; SUBSURFACE TECTONIC STRUCTURES; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; THRUST FAULTS;

CALCIUM; FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; PLUMBING; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONICS;

VOLCANOES;

DIAPIRISM; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MUD VOLCANO; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TECTONICS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 67349169321     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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