Deep-water sedimentation in the Alpine Foreland Basin of SE France: New perspectives on the Grès d'Annot and related systems - An introduction

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 221, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-16

  Joseph, Philippe ^a   Lomas, Simon A ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b BAKER ATLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FORELAND BASIN;

EID: 2142655906     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.221.01.01     Document Type: Article

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