Miocene amber and lignitic deposits in Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 308-312

  Iturralde Vinent, M ^a   Hartstein, Eugene ^b  

^a Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cuba   (Cuba)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBER; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; LIGNITE; MIOCENE;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0032466378     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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