Depositional history and stratigraphical evolution of the Sakoa Group (Lower Karoo Supergroup) in the southern Morondava Basin, Madagascar

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 585-601

  Wescott, William A ^a   Diggens, John N ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; STRATIGRAPHY;

MADAGASCAR, MORONDAVA BASIN;

EID: 0031399297     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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