Graphic correlation and sequence stratigraphy of Neogene rocks in the Gulf of Suez;Corrélation graphique et stratigraphie séquentielle des séries néogènes du golfe de Suez

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-71

  Krebs, William N ^a   Wescott, William A ^a   Nummedal, Dag ^b   Gaafar, Ihab ^c   Azazi, Gamal ^c   Karamat, Salah ^c  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Graphic correlation; Gulf of Suez; Neogene; Paleontology; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GRAPHIC CORRELATION; NEOGENE; REGRESSION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION;

RED SEA, GULF OF SUEZ;

EID: 0030949230     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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