Marine transgression and regression in Miocene sequences of northern Pegu (Bago) Yoma, Central Myanmar

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 369-393

  Khin, Kyi ^a   Myitta, ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

MYANMAR; PEGU YOMA;

EID: 0032809508     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0743-9547(98)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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