Evidence of a large upper-Cretaceous depocentre across the Continent-Ocean boundary of the Congo-Angola basin. Implications for palaeo-drainage and potential ultra-deep source rocks

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 601-611

  Anka, Zahie ^a   Séranne, Michel ^b   Primio, Rolando di ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Africa drainage; Congo River; Congo submarine fan; Flexural uplift; Ultra deep source rock; ZaiAngo

Indexed keywords

AFRICA DRAINAGE; CONGO RIVER; CONGO SUBMARINE FAN; DEEP SOURCES; ULTRA-DEEP SOURCE ROCK;

FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINES;

RIVERS;

ABYSSAL PLAIN; APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; DRAINAGE; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; MIOCENE; OCEANIC CRUST; PROGRADATION; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SOURCE ROCK; SUBMARINE FAN; THERMAL MATURITY;

CONGO RIVER;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; GORGONACEA;

EID: 77549084140     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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