Depositional history and stratigraphical evolution of the Sakamena Group (Middle Karoo Supergroup) in the southern Morondava Basin, Madagascar

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 461-479

  Wescott, William A ^a   Diggens, John N ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; MESOZOIC; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0032455907     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(98)00073-6     Document Type: Article

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