Structural Evolution of a Complex 3D Fault Array in the Cretaceous and Tertiary of the Porcupine Basin, Offshore Ireland

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-132

  Jones, Greg ^a   Williams, L S ^b   Knipe, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Chevron Europe   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80053031714     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.2004.029.01.12     Document Type: Article

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