Palynofacies indications of depositional environments and source potential for hydrocarbons: Uppermost Jurassic-basal Cretaceous Sulaiy Formation, southern Iraq

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-363

  Al Ameri, T K ^a   Al Musawi, F S ^a   Batten, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depositional environments; Iraq; Lower Cretaceous; Mesopotamian Basin; Palynofacies; Source rocks; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES; FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; PALYNOLOGY;

IRAQ; MESOPOTAMIAN BASIN;

TITHONIA;

EID: 0032861344     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.1999.0157     Document Type: Article

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