Genesis of crystal-rich volcaniclastic facies in the Permian red beds of the Central Pyrenees (NE Spain)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 1-19

  Martí, Joan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; MARKER BED; PERMIAN; RED BED; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; VOLCANICLASTIC ROCK;

SPAIN, PYRENEES;

EID: 0030425164     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(95)00143-3     Document Type: Article

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