Controls on carbonate-platform evolution on active fault blocks: the Lower Cretaceous Castro Urdiales platform (Aptian-Albian, Northern Spain)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 447-465

  Rosales, Idoia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE FAULT; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CRETACEOUS; TECTONICS;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032978507     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268A09-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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