Chapter 25: Tectonic setting, structure and petroleum geology of the Siberian Arctic offshore sedimentary basins

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 35, Issue , 2011, Pages 369-394

  Drachev, Sergey S ^a  

^a Exxon Mobil   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; MESOZOIC; MICROPLATE; OCEAN BASIN; PETROGENESIS; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA; EAST SIBERIAN SEA; LAPTEV SEA; SIBERIA;

EID: 80052045033     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M35.25     Document Type: Article

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