Regional geology and petroleum systems of the Illizi-Berkine area of the Algerian Saharan Platform: An overview

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-178

  Galeazzi, S ^a   Point, O ^a   Haddadi, N ^a   Mather, J ^a   Druesne, D ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Ahara high; Arenigian Unconformity; Ashgillian Glaciation; Berkine; Devonian Hot Shale; Hercynian Orogeny; Illizi; Intracratonic tectonism; Palaeozoic sequence stratigraphy; Saharan Platform; Silurian Hot Shale; TAGI; TAGS

Indexed keywords

AHARA HIGH; ARENIGIAN UNCONFORMITY; ASHGILLIAN GLACIATION; BERKINE; DEVONIAN HOT SHALE; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; ILLIZI; INTRACRATONIC TECTONISM; PALAEOZOIC SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SAHARAN PLATFORM; SILURIAN HOT SHALE; TAGI; TAGS;

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEVONIAN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GONDWANA; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; REGIONAL GEOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILURIAN; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TETHYS; UPLIFT;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; BERKINE BASIN; ILLIZI BASIN; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 70449093354     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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