Growth and demise of Late Carboniferous carbonate platforms in the eastern Cantabrian Zone, Asturias, northwestern Spain

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 99-122

  Bahamonde, Juan R ^a   Colmenero, Juan R ^b   Vera, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cantabrian Mountains; Carbonate platforms; Carboniferous; Clinoforms

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONIFEROUS; CLINOFORM; FACIES DISTRIBUTION;

SPAIN, ASTURIAS, CUERA;

EID: 0030763804     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00076-0     Document Type: Article

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