The Late Cenozoic sedimentary succession of the Taza-Guercif Basin, South Rifian Corridor, Morocco

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 373-390

  Gelati, Romano ^a   Moratti, Giovanna ^b   Papani, Giovanni ^c  

^a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Middle Atlas; Morocco; Neogene; Rif; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

MARINE DEPOSITS;

PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BASIN EVOLUTION; CENOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRATIGRAPHY;

MOROCCO;

EID: 0034003886     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(99)00054-9     Document Type: Article

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