Recent sedimentary facies of isolated carbonate platforms, Belize-Yucatan system, Central America

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 747-763

  Gischler, Eberhard ^a   Lomando, Anthony J ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HOLOCENE; REEF; SEAFLOOR; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA;

EID: 0011090380     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268A81-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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