Sedimentology of the tide-dominated Jurassic Lajas Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 252, Issue , 2005, Pages 83-107

  McIlroy, Duncan ^a   Flint, Stephen ^b   Howell, John A ^c   Timms, Nick ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN FILL; JURASSIC; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 31344432647     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.252.01.05     Document Type: Article

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