Research ArticleArticles

The geodynamics of faults and petroleum migration in the Los Angeles basin, California

Byeongju Jung, Grant Garven and James R. Boles
American Journal of Science May 2015, 315 (5) 412-459; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2475/05.2015.02

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The geodynamics of faults and petroleum migration in the Los Angeles basin, California
Byeongju Jung, Grant Garven, James R. Boles
American Journal of Science May 2015, 315 (5) 412-459; DOI: 10.2475/05.2015.02
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