Introduction to the revised Mesozoic stratigraphy and nomenclature for Yemen

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 617-629

  Beydoun, Ziad R ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Mesozoic; Nomenclature; Stratigraphy; Yemen

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; MESOZOIC; NOMENCLATURE; RIFT BASIN; STRATIGRAPHY;

YEMEN;

LITHOLOGY; NATURAL GAS FIELDS; OIL FIELDS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; TECTONICS;

NOMENCLATURE; YEMEN;

STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0031223029     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(96)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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