Crustal and basin evolution of the southwestern Barents Sea: From Caledonian orogeny to continental breakup

Tectonics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 347-373

  Gernigon, L ^a   Bronner M ^a   Roberts, D ^a   Olesen, O ^a   Nasuti, A ^a   Yamasaki, T ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barents Sea; gravity; magnetic; orogen; rifted margin; sedimentary basin

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATION; TECTONICS;

BARENTS SEA; MAGNETIC; OROGEN; RIFTED MARGINS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY; BASIN EVOLUTION; CALEDONIAN OROGENY; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EXHUMATION; GRAVITY SURVEY; MAGMATISM; MESOZOIC; NAPPE; OBLIQUE FAULT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THRUST;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BARENTS SEA; FINNMARK; NORWAY;

EID: 84897362731     PISSN: 02787407     EISSN: 19449194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013TC003439     Document Type: Article

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