The lower palaeozoic of Oman and its context in the evolution of a Gondwanan continental margin

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-230

  Millson, J A ^a,b   Mercadier, C G L ^a,c   Livera, S E ^a,d   Peters, J M ^a,e  

^a PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

^b Shell Petrol Devmt Nigeria Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Shell Philippines Exploration BV   (Philippines)

^d BPG   (Malaysia)

^e Brunei Shell Petroleum Bhd ^*  (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsula; Gondwana; Lower Palaeozoic; Palaeogeography; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

GONDWANA; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOZOIC; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

OMAN;

EID: 0029730084     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.2.0213     Document Type: Article

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