Depositional themes of mixed carbonate-siliciclastics in the south Florida Neogene: Application to ancient deposits

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 80, 2005, Pages 23-43

  McNeill, D F ^a   Cunningham, K J ^a,d   Guertin, L A ^b   Anselmetti, F S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645530975     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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