The Kuara formation (northern Arabian shield); definition and interpretation: A probable fault-trough sedimentary succession

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 507-523

  Kemp, John ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; FAULT TROUGH; PROGRADATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION;

SAUDI ARABIA, ARABIAN SHIELD;

EID: 0029768594     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(96)00017-6     Document Type: Article

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