Cretaceous depositional systems in the Norwegian Sea: Heavy mineral constraints

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 274-290

  Morton, Andrew C ^a,c   Grant, Shona ^b,d,e,f  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d University of Oxford ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERALOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; ZIRCON;

HEAVY MINERALS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; HEAVY MINERAL; SANDSTONE;

NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 0032004392     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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