An example of mixed carbonate-pyroclastic sedimentation (Miocene, Central Basin, Iran)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 118, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 37-54

  Okhravi, Rasool ^a   Amini, Abdolhossein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CARBONATE RAMP; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE; PYROCLASTIC SEDIMENTATION;

IRAN, CENTRAL BASIN;

EID: 0031734092     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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