Mixed clastic-carbonate cycles and sequences: Quaternary of Egypt and carboniferous of England

Geologia Croatica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-37

  Tucker, Maurice E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carboniferous cycles; Clastic carbonate interaction; Cycles; Egypt; England; Quaternary red sea; Sequences; Yoredale cycles

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745036904     PISSN: 1330030X     EISSN: 13334875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4154/GC.2003.02     Document Type: Article

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