A review of sediment distributions and processes in Oligo-Miocene ramps of southern Italy and Malta (Mediterranean divide)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 149, Issue , 1998, Pages 163-179

  Pedley, Martyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346499860     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.149.01.09     Document Type: Article

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