Burial and exhumation history of Pennsylvanian strata, central Appalachian basin: An integrated study

Basin Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 259-268

  Reed, Jason S ^a,b   Spotila, James A ^a   Eriksson, Kenneth A ^a   Bodnar, Robert J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; PENNSYLVANIAN;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20844458120     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2005.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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