Tidal flat rocks and sediments along the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates

Carbonates and Evaporites

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 106-120

  El Sayed, Mohamed I ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHROCK; CARBONATE; COASTAL SEDIMENT; TIDAL FLAT;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0032733080     PISSN: 08912556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03176151     Document Type: Article

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