This month's column, the first of a three-part series, is titled "Regional Plate Kinematics: Arm Waving, or Underutilized Exploration Tool?"

By JAMES PINDELL
LORCAN KENNAN
and STEPHEN BARRETT

The Geophysical Corner is a regular column in the EXPLORER, produced cooperatively by the AAPG Geophysical Integration and SEG Interpretation committees, and edited by M. Ray Thomasson.

Kinematic Analysis: The Next Step

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Figure 1. Examples of vector displacement diagrams for two and three-plate systems.