Fault-related folding in the deep waters of the equatorial margin of brazil

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 94, 2011, Pages 335-355

  Zalán, Pedro Victor ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACTIVE FAULT; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DECOLLEMENT; DEEP WATER; FAULT; FAULT PROPAGATION; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; FOLDING; OCEAN BASIN; PASSIVE MARGIN; TRANSFORM FAULT; TRANSTENSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BRAZIL; MARANHAO;

EID: 84865607659     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/13251344M943089     Document Type: Article

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