Palaeoceanography of organic-rich rocks of the Loma Chumico Formation of Costa Rica, Late Cretaceous, eastern Pacific

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 691-718

  Erlich, R N ^a   Astorga, A ^b   Sofer, Z ^a   Pratt, L M ^c   Palmer, S E ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Refinadora Costarricense Petrol S   (Costa Rica)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITY; CRETACEOUS; LOMA CHUMICO FORMATION; ORGANIC RICH SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY;

COSTA RICA;

EID: 0029750573     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb02021.x     Document Type: Article

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