Palynofacies patterns in channel deposits of the Rajang River and delta, Sarawak, East Malaysia

Palaios

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 266-279

  Gastaldo, Robert A ^a   Feng, Weiwei ^a   Staub, James R ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTA; ORGANIC MATTER; PALYNOFACIES; RIVER;

MALAYSIA, SARAWAK, RAJANG RIVER;

EID: 0030430439     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3515234     Document Type: Article

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