Diachronism in the sedimentary cover around the Troodos ophiolitic massif (Cyprus)

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Peybernès, Bernard ^a   Fondecave Wallez, Marie José ^b   Cugny, Pierre ^c  

^a UMR 7327   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Chalk; Cyprus; Diachronism; Late Cretaceous to Miocene; On lap; Planktonic foraminifera; Troodos

Indexed keywords

CHALK; DIACHRONISM;

ASIA; CYPRUS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; TROODOS MOUNTAINS; WORLD;

EID: 17744365368     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/176.2.161     Document Type: Article

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