Long-lived transfer-zone paleovalleys in mountain belts: An example from the tertiary of the Spanish Pyrenees

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 303-310

  Vincent, Stephen J ^a,b   Elliott, Trevor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL VALLEY; MOUNTAIN BELT; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; PALAEOVALLEY; TERTIARY; TRANSFER ZONE;

SPAIN, PYRENEES;

EID: 0030824950     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268559-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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