Sequence stratigraphy and cyclic development of Basal Zechstein carbonate - Evaporite deposits with emphasis on Zechstein 2 off-platform carbonates (Upper Permian, Northeast Germany)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 33-54

  Strohmenger, Christian ^a   Voigt, Ellen ^b,c   Zimdars, Johannes ^a,d  

^a BEB Erdgas und Erdol GmbH   (Germany)

^b Erdoel Erdgas Gommern GmbH   (Germany)

^c Western Atlas Logging Services   (United Kingdom)

^d Von Graevemeyer Weg 4A   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; DIAGENESIS; PERMIAN; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY; ZECHSTEIN;

GERMANY;

EID: 0029768657     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(95)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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