Late Albian-middle Cenomanian palynofacies and palynostratigraphy, Abu Gharadig-5 well, Western Desert, Egypt

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 775-788

  Ibrahim, Mohamed I A ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Albian; Bahariya; Cenomanian; Egypt; Hydrocarbons; Kharita; Palaeoenvironment; Palynomorphs; Source potential; TOC

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CENOMANIAN; HYDROCARBON; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH;

EGYPT; WESTERN DESERT;

AFROPOLLIS; ALBIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EPHEDRIPITES;

EID: 0042304206     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cres.2002.1027     Document Type: Article

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