Facies development and environments of Miocene reefal limestone, Wadi Hagul, Cairo-Suez District, Egypt

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 4, 1999, Pages 213-226

  El Sorogy, Abdelbaset S ^a   Ziko, Abdelmohsen ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; HETEROSTEGINA; PORITES; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 0012329536     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1999/1999/213     Document Type: Article

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