Tidal sedimentation in Inner Hebrides half grabens, Scotland: The Mid-Jurassic Bearreraig Sandstone Formation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 117, Issue , 1996, Pages 49-79

  Mellere, D ^a   Steel, R J ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TIDAL SEDIMENTATION; TRANSGRESSION/REGRESSION;

UK, SCOTLAND, HIGHLAND;

EID: 0030440289     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.117.01.04     Document Type: Article

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