Stratigraphy and structure of the Cretaceous Gongola Basin, northeast Nigeria

Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Elf Exploration Production

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 153-185

  Zaborski, Peter ^a   Ugodulunwa, Francis ^b   Idornigie, Alexander ^b   Nnabo, Paulinus ^b   Ibe, Kalu ^b  

^a University of Jos ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; STRATIGRAPHY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0031389673     PISSN: 03962687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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