Paleoenvironments, paleoclimates and sequences of Westphalian deposits of Lorraine coal basin (Upper Carboniferous, NE France)

Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 301-315

  Izart, Alain ^a   Palain, Christian ^a   Malartre, Fabrice ^a   Fleck, Stéphanie ^a   Michels, Raymond ^a  

^a CRPG CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Lorraine coal Basin; Sedimentology; Seismic reflection; Well logging

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 20544444452     PISSN: 00379409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/176.3.301     Document Type: Article

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