Oligo-Miocene alluvial-fan evolution at the southern Pyrenean thrust front, Spain

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 869-878

  Lloyd, Matthew J ^a   Nichols, Gary J ^b   Friend, Peter F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; TECTONICS;

SPAIN;

EID: 13044279499     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D426889C-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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