The Tectonic Evolution of Interior Oman

GeoArabia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-51

  Loosveld, Ramon J H ^a   Bell, Andy ^a   Terken, Jos J M ^a  

^a PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHANEROZOIC; PLATE TECTONICS; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

OMAN;

EID: 0030390308     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia010128     Document Type: Article

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