Tempestite deposits on a storm-influenced carbonate ramp: An example from the Pabdeh Formation (Paleogene), Zagros Basin, SW Iran

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-178

  Mohseni, H ^a   Al Aasm, I S ^b  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS; STORMS;

BIOCLASTIC PACKSTONES; CROSS-STRATIFICATIONS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; RAMP DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; STORM DEPOSIT; TEMPESTITE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; ZAGROS BASIN;

EID: 2342514232     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2004.tb00051.x     Document Type: Article

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