Relative sea-level changes recorded by paralic liptinite-enriched coal facies cycles, Middle Jurassic Muslingebjerg Formation, Hochstetter Forland, Northeast Greenland

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-30

  Petersen, H I ^a   Bojesen Koefoed, J A ^a   Nytoft, H P ^a   Surlyk, F ^b   Therkelsen, J ^a   Vosgerau, H ^b  

^a GEUS ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL FACIES CYCLES; LIPTINITE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

CLAY; LITHOLOGY; PEAT; PYRITES; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; STRATIGRAPHY;

COAL DEPOSITS;

JURASSIC; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

GREENLAND, HOCHSTETTER FORLAND;

EID: 0032029098     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-5162(97)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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