Gamma-ray spectrometry across the Upper Devonian basin succession at Kowala in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)

Acta Geologica Polonica

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 93-99

  Bond, Dave ^a   Zatoń, Michal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Annulata event; Devonian; Frasnian Famennian boundary; Gamma ray spectrometry; Holy Cross Mountains; Kellwasser event

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEVONIAN; FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; LITHOLOGY; OXYGENATION;

POLAND;

EID: 0142040613     PISSN: 00015709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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