Stratigraphy of the Dammam Formation in Umm-Gudair area, Kuwait

Geologie Mediterraneenne

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-116

  Al Awadi, E ^a   Al Ruwaih, F ^b   Ozkaya, S I ^c  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dammam formation; Dolomitization; Karstification; Kuwait group

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; EOCENE; LIMESTONE; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIGRAPHY;

KUWAIT; UMM-GUDAIR;

EID: 0032287147     PISSN: 03972844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3406/geolm.1998.1616     Document Type: Article

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