Quaternary marine terraces and tectonic uplift rates on the south coast of Iran

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 146, Issue , 1998, Pages 225-237

  Reyss, J L ^a   Pirazzoli, P A ^b   Haghipour, A ^c   Hatte C ^a   Fontugne, M ^a  

^a Centre des Faibles Radioactivite   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c Persian Gulf Intl Ctr Biotech R   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TERRACE;

IRAN;

ANTHOZOA; IRANIA;

EID: 0032289083     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.146.01.13     Document Type: Article

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