Diatomaceous sedimentation in the Tertiary Lampang Basin, Northern Thailand

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-95

  Owen, R B ^a   Utha aroon, C ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aulacoseira; Diatomite; Lakes; Palaeogeography; Tertiary; Thailand

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; LAKE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

THAILAND;

EID: 0032804005     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008033813344     Document Type: Article

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