Miocene brackish water and lacustrine deposition in the Suez Rift, Sinai, Egypt

Palaios

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-72

  Wescott, William A ^a   Krebs, William N ^b   Bentham, Peter A ^c   Pocknall, David T ^c  

^a Geological Consultant   (United States)

^b Geological Consultant   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MIOCENE;

EGYPT;

ACTINOCYCLUS EHRENBERGII; ACTINOPTYCHUS; ALGAE; AULACOSEIRA; AULACOSEIRA THWAITES; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BOTRYOCOCCUS; FRAGILARIA; HYALODISCUS; MUSA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; PARALIA SULCATA; PEDIASTRUM; RHAPHONEIS; SYNEDRA ULNA;

EID: 0034144528     PISSN: 08831351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1669/0883-1351(2000)015<0065:MBWALD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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