Geology of an amber locality in the Hukawng Valley, Northern Myanmar

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 441-455

  Cruickshank, R D ^a   Ko, Ko ^b  

^a Leeward Tiger Limited   (Myanmar)

^b NONE   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Hukawng valley; Lalawng village; Southwest of Maingkwan

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; AMBER; BIOCHRONOLOGY; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HOST ROCK; MINING;

MYANMAR;

EID: 0037328058     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1367-9120(02)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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