The distribution and characteristics of the igneous complexes in the northern East China Sea Shelf Basin and their implications for hydrocarbon potential

Marine Geophysical Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-313

  Cukur, Deniz ^a   Horozal, Senay ^b   Kim, Dae C ^b   Lee, Gwang H ^b   Han, Hyun C ^c   Kang, Moo H ^c  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

East China Sea Shelf Basin; Edifices; Igneous rocks; Sill; Stocks

Indexed keywords

AGE DATING; EARLY CRETACEOUS; EAST CHINA SEA; EASTERN CHINA; EDIFICES; EURASIA PLATE; GEOPHYSICAL EXPLORATION; HOST ROCKS; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; HYDROCARBON TRAPS; IGNEOUS ACTIVITY; IGNEOUS BODIES; MIOCENE; PACIFIC PLATES; SEISMIC MAPPING; SILL; STOCKS; STUDY AREAS; VOLCANIC EDIFICE;

BUILDINGS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

IGNEOUS ROCKS;

EURASIAN PLATE; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; HOST ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IGNEOUS ROCK; MAPPING; PACIFIC PLATE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION;

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 79953749687     PISSN: 00253235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11001-010-9112-y     Document Type: Article

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