Geometry and facies dynamics of Middle Jurassic carbonate ramp sandbodies, West-Central Portugal

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 149, Issue , 1998, Pages 281-314

  Azerêdo, Ana C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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EID: 0345869049     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.149.01.14     Document Type: Article

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