Synsedimentary tectonics in the Eocene Pila Spi Limestone Formation in Iraq and its geodynamic implications

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-148

  Numan, N M S ^a   Hammoudi, R A ^a   Chorowicz, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSUL   (Iraq)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; LIMESTONE; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONICS;

IRAQ;

EID: 0032125015     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00052-9     Document Type: Article

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