Chapter 48: Geology and petroleum potential of the Eurasia Basin

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages 731-750

  Moore, Thomas E ^a   Pitman, Janet K ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABYSSAL PLAIN; CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EURASIAN PLATE; GEOACCUMULATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SEAFLOOR SPREADING;

AMUNDSEN BASIN; ARCTIC OCEAN; EURASIAN BASIN; GAKKEL RIDGE; NANSEN BASIN;

EID: 80051928209     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M35.48     Document Type: Article

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