Atlantic Rifts and Continental MarginsWebster Mohriak, Manik Talwani Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 115. Atlantic Rifts and Continental Margins fills a major information gap in the seismic documentation of the passive margins of the Atlantic basin. New techniques have stimulated recent improvements in conceptual models that integrate geological and geophysical methods for interpreting deep water regions. Experts discuss a full spectrum of topics, including the influence of Precambrian compressional tectonics heritage on the formation of continental margins, regional gravity and magnetics, detailed seismic interpretation, and cutting-edge concepts and techniques. This volume will be of interest both to academic geoscientists working in basin analysis and to those engaged in petroleum exploration. |
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The Mosaic of Terranes in Central Europe as seen by Deep Reflection Studies | 33 |
The Link Between | 57 |
Architecture of the Continental Margin in the Gulf of Guinea as Revealed by Reprocessed | 85 |
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Africa Albian allochthonous allochthonous salt anomaly Aptian associated basement basinward belt Brazil Brazilian margin continental crust continental margin cratonic Cretaceous crustal deep seismic deformation depocenters deposition depth diapirs dipping domain ductile evolution extensional Figure fold Fracture Zone Geol Geology geometry Geophysical Gondwana graben gravity Gulf of Mexico interpreted Jurassic landward layer LEPLAC Lineament lithosphere located lower crust magmatic mantle Mesozoic Miocene Mississippi Fan foldbelt Moho Mohriak North northeastern oceanic crust offshore Paraíba Paraíba do Sul Paraná basin passive margin Paulo Plateau Perdido foldbelt Plate reflectors regional Ribeira Ridge Rio de Janeiro Rio Muni Salt Tectonics São Paulo SDR's seamounts seaward sedimentary basins sediments segment seismic data seismic line seismic profiles seismic reflection sequence Sergipe shale shear zones shelf shortening shows slope South Atlantic southern stratigraphic structures subsidence syn-rift terrane Tertiary thickness toe thrusts transect Tucano Basin unconformity upper volcanic Walvis wedge