Sedimentary basins of the Republic of Yemen: Their structural evolution and geological characteristics

Revue de l'Institute Francais du Petrole

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 763-775

  Beydoun, Z R ^a   As saruri, M L ^b   Baraba, R S ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Geol Surv Mineral Explor B   (Yemen)

^c Min Oil Mineral R   (Yemen)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

INTER-BASINAL UPLIFTS; MESOZOIC BASINS; PALEOZOIC BASINS; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; YEMEN;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BASIN DEVELOPMENT; COMPARTMENTALIZATION; MESOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; TERTIARY;

YEMEN;

EID: 0030285818     PISSN: 00202274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:1996049     Document Type: Article

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