Geochemistry and mineralogy of the Paleocene/Eocene boundary at Gabal Dababiya (GSSP) and Gabal Owaina sections, Nile Valley, Egypt

Stratigraphy

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-52

  Soliman, Mamdouh F ^a   Ahmed, Ezzat A ^a   Kurzweil, H ^b  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; HYPSITHERMAL; MINERALOGY; PALEOCENE-EOCENE BOUNDARY; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NILE VALLEY; NORTH AFRICA;

FORAMINIFERA; RADIOLARIA (PROTOZOANS); SPHERULES;

EID: 33749612174     PISSN: 00262803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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