The Ablah succession of Saudi Arabia (dating and geological significance);Les formations Ablah d'Arabie Saoudite (datation et implication geologique)

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 329, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 661-667

  Genna, Antonin ^a   Guerrot, Catherine ^a   Deschamps, Yves ^a   Nehlig, Pierre ^a   Shanti, Mohammed ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b Mission Arabie   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Basin; Panafrican; Proterozoic; Saudi Arabia; Strike slip

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; CRATON; MOLASSE; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0033570608     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(00)87643-0     Document Type: Article

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