Benefits and limitations of section restoration in areas of extensional salt tectonics: An example from offshore Louisiana

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 99, Issue , 1996, Pages 147-161

  Rowan, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 80052654361     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.099.01.12     Document Type: Article

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