Late Maastrichtian sediments on the North Flank of the Cape Fear Arch, North Carolina

Southeastern Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 149-159

  Dockal, James A ^a   Harris, W Burleigh ^a   Laws, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS NANNOFOSSIL; CRETACEOUS; DOLOMITE FORMATION; MAASTRICHTIAN; MARINE DEPOSITION; SEDIMENT;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, CAPE FEAR;

EID: 0031971959     PISSN: 00383678     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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