Sedimentological significance of mudstone microclast intervals in Upper Proterozoic turbidites, central Dobrogea, Romania

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 289-300

  Oaie, Gheorghe ^a  

^a Romanian Center of Marine Geology and Geochemistry   (Romania)

Author keywords

Fine grained turbidites; Histria Formation; Interval; Thermohaline bottom current

Indexed keywords

MUDSTONE; PROTEROZOIC; TURBIDITE;

ROMANIA;

EID: 0031842485     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0037-0738(97)00097-3     Document Type: Article

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