Palaeogene magmatism in the Faeroe-Shetland Basin: Influences on uplift history and sedimentation

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 5, Issue 0, 1999, Pages 545-558

  Naylor, P H ^a   Bell, B R ^b   Jolley, D W ^c   Durnall, P ^d   Fredsted, R ^e  

^a Enterprise Oil plc   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d Mobil North Sea Limited   (United Kingdom)

^e STATOIL   (Norway)

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EID: 80052547117     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0050545     Document Type: Conference Paper

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