Coral-rich bioconstructions in the Viséan (Late Mississippian) of Southern Wales (Gower Peninsula, UK)

Facies

Volumn , Issue 49, 2003, Pages 221-242

  Aretz, Markus ^a   Herbig, Hans Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carboniferous (Vis an); Coral reef; Gower Peninsula; Microbial limestone; Microfacies; Reef mound; Rugosa; Wales (Great Britain)

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; FACIES ANALYSIS; VISEAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GOWER; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANTHOZOA; BRYOZOA; METAZOA;

EID: 16544385940     PISSN: 01729179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10347-003-0033-y     Document Type: Article

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