Sedimentological and geochemical interpretation of a transgressive sequence: The Late Cretaceous Qahlah Formation in the western Oman Mountains, United Arab Emirates

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 227-242

  Alsharhan, A S ^a   Nasir, S J Y ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS STRATIGRAPHY; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION; TRANSGRESSION;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, OMAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0029752513     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(95)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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