Seismic Characteristics of Large-Scale Sandstone Intrusions in the Paleogene of the South Viking Graben, UK and Norwegian North Sea

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 263-278

  Huuse, Mads ^a   Duranti, Davide ^b   Steinsland, Noralf ^c   Guargena, Claudia G ^d   Prat, Philippe ^e   Holm, Kristine ^e   Cartwright, Joseph A ^a   Hurst, Andrew ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d Norske Shell   (Norway)

^e TOTAL   (France)

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EID: 80053007252     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2004.029.01.25     Document Type: Article

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