Allochthonous salt in the sub-Alpine fold-thrust belt of Haute Provence, France

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 595-615

  Graham, Rod ^a,b   Jackson, Martin ^c   Pilcher, Robin ^d   Kilsdonk, Bill ^d  

^a Hess Corporation   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Texas ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; COMPRESSION; CRETACEOUS; DEFORMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOOTWALL; JURASSIC; MESOZOIC; OCEAN BASIN; SALT TECTONICS; SEDIMENT; SYNCLINE;

ALPES DE HAUTE PROVENCE; ANGOLA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRANCE; GULF OF MEXICO; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR;

EID: 84857383187     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP363.30     Document Type: Article

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