Evidence of synsedimentary tectonics in the Northern Tabas Block, east-central Iran: The Callovian (Middle Jurassic) Sikhor Formation

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Volumn , Issue 48, 2003, Pages 151-170

  Fürsich, Franz T ^a   Wilmsen, Markus ^a   Seyed Emami, Kazem ^b   Majidifard, Mahmoud R ^a  

^a Institute of Palaeontology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Iran; Jurassic (Callovian); Stratigraphy; Synsedimentary tectonics

Indexed keywords

CALLOVIAN; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; JURASSIC; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

IRAN; SHOTORI MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0037832280     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02667537     Document Type: Article

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