The geometric characteristics, genesis and petroleum significance of inversion structures

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 335, Issue , 2010, Pages 827-846

  Cooper, Mark ^a   Warren, Marian J ^b  

^a Sherwood Geoconsulting   (Canada)

^b Jenner GeoConsulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FAULT GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INVERSION TECTONICS; TECTONIC SETTING;

EID: 77956003608     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP335.33     Document Type: Article

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