Geophysical characteristics of four possible impact structures in the Parnaíba Basin, Brazil: Comparison and implications

Special Paper of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 465, Issue , 2010, Pages 201-217

  Vasconcelos, Marcos Alberto R ^a   Crósta, Alvaro P ^a   Molina, Eder C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICS; MAGNETISM; METEOR IMPACTS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CIRCULAR STRUCTURES; IMPACT EVENTS; IMPACT STRUCTURES; MAGNETIC AND GRAVITY DATUM; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GRAVIMETRY; IMPACT STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

BRAZIL; PARNAIBA BASIN; PIAUI; SAO MIGUEL DO TAPUIO;

EID: 78650941110     PISSN: 00721077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2010.2465(14)     Document Type: Article

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