Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of a transfer zone coarse-grained delta, Miocene Suez Rift, Egypt

Sedimentology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1081-1104

  Young, M J ^a   Gawthorpe, R L ^a   Sharp, I R ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coarse grained delta; Fault tip; Gulf of suez; Sedimentology; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; MIOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSFER ZONE;

EGYPT; GULF OF SUEZ; RED SEA; SUEZ RIFT;

EID: 0034480622     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2000.00342.x     Document Type: Article

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