New insights into the hercynian orogeny, and their implications for the paleozoic hydrocarbon system in the arabian plate

GeoArabia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-228

  Faqira, Mohammad ^a   Rademakers, Martin ^b   Afifi, AbdulKader M ^c  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Gotnia Basin   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Department of Saudi Aramco   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PLATE; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HERCYNITE; HYDROCARBON; IMAGING METHOD; NEOGENE; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; RESERVOIR; SILURIAN; SOURCE ROCK;

AFRICA; EGYPT; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; TURKEY;

EID: 67650915459     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia1403199     Document Type: Article

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