Palynological and foraminiferal biostratigraphy of (Upper Pliocene) Nordland Group mudstones at Sleipner, northern North Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 277-297

  Head, Martin J ^a   Riding, James B ^b   Eidvin, Tor ^c   Chadwick, R Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dinoflagellate cysts; Foraminifera; North Sea; Pliocene; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATE FIELD; CONVENTIONAL CORE; HIGHSTAND DEPOSIT; REGRESSIVE SUCCESSION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; FLOODS; SALINE WATER; SEA LEVEL;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DINOFLAGELLATE CYST; FORAMINIFERA; MUDSTONE; NEW SPECIES; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; SLEIPNER FIELD;

EID: 2342455209     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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