Sea-level highstands over the last 500,000 years: Evidence from the ironshore formation on Grand Cayman, British West Indies

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 317-327

  Vézina, Jennifer ^a,c   Jones, Brian ^a   Ford, Derek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Upton Resources   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGHSTAND; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL;

CAYMAN ISLANDS;

EID: 0344673524     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42689DC-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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