Late Quaternary sedimentation and high-resolution sequence stratigraphy of the east Texas shelf

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 117, Issue , 1996, Pages 95-124

  Anderson, J B ^a   Abdulah, K ^a   Sarzalejo, S ^a   Siringan, F ^b   Thomas, M A ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of the Philippines   (Philippines)

^c SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; LATE QUATERNARY; LITHOFACIES; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; SEISMIC DATA; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

GULF OF MEXICO; USA, TEXAS;

EID: 0030434569     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.117.01.06     Document Type: Article

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