Anatomy and origin of a Cretaceous phosphorite‐greensand giant, Egypt

Sedimentology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 123-154

  GLENN, CRAIG R ^a   ARTHUR, MICHAEL A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBATROSS; CRETACEOUS; DUWI FORMATION; GLAUCONITE; ISABELLINE WHEATEAR; MADEIRAN PETREL; OLIVE-BACKED PIPIT; PETREL; PHOSPHORITE; PIPIT; PORE WATER; UPWELLING; WEATHERING; WHEATEAR;

EGYPT; FRANCE;

ANTHUS HODGSONI; DIOMEDEA; OCEANODROMA CASTRO; OENANTHE ISABELLINA;

EID: 0025053923     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1990.tb01986.x     Document Type: Article

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