The Northeast Rockall Basin and its significance in the evolution of the Rockall-Faeroes/East Greenland rift system

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 391-406

  Tate, M P ^a,d   Dodd, C D ^b   Grant, N T ^c  

^a Conoco ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Asset Geoscience Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^d Tate Exploration Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052520977     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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