Genesis of the Middle Miocene stratabound sulphur deposits of northern Iraq

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-39

  Jassim, S Z ^a   Raiswell, R ^a   Bottrell, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iraq; Isotopes; Sulphur

Indexed keywords

EVAPORITE; MIOCENE; STRATABOUND DEPOSIT; SULFUR;

IRAQ;

EID: 0032897618     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.1.0025     Document Type: Article

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