Chapter 27: Geology and petroleum potential of the north and east margins of the Siberian Craton, north of the Arctic Circle

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages 413-431

  Klett, T R ^a   Wandrey, C J ^a   Pitman, J K ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; COMPRESSION; CRUDE OIL; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FORELAND BASIN; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; NATURAL GAS; PALEOZOIC; PETROLEUM; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PRECAMBRIAN; RIFT ZONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC PLATE;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIAN CRATON;

EID: 80051951535     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M35.27     Document Type: Article

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