Slope sediments of a Paleocene ramp-to-basin transition in NE Egypt

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 708-724

  Scheibner, C ^a   Kuss, J ^a   Marzouk, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Algal shoals; Debris flows; Glides; Microfacies analysis; Middle to Late Paleocene; Nummulitidae shoals; Slumps

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; DEBRIS FLOW; MASS TRANSPORT; PALEOCENE; PROGRADATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EGYPT; GALALA MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0343673417     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005310050299     Document Type: Article

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