Source area and tectonic control on alluvial-fan development in the Miocene Fohnsdorf intramontane basin, Austria

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 251, Issue , 2005, Pages 207-216

  Wagreich, Michael ^a   Strauss, Philipp E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b OMV Group   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; MIOCENE;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33144485286     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.251.01.14     Document Type: Article

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