Stratigraphical and lateral distribution of sedimentary organic matter in Upper Jurassic carbonates of SE France

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 132, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 177-203

  Bombardiere, L ^a   Gorin, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbonates; France; Organic matter; Sequence stratigraphy; Upper Jurassic

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; JURASSIC; ORGANIC MATTER; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

FRANCE;

EID: 0034109969     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(00)00006-3     Document Type: Article

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