Understanding basin sedimentary provenance: Evidence from alliedphytogeographic and heavy mineral analysis of the Palaeocene of the NE Atlantic

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 553-563

  Jolley, David W ^a   Morton, Andrew C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Giddanmu   (United Kingdom)

^c CASP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGILLACEOUS DEPOSIT; HEAVY MINERAL; PALEOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PROVENANCE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FAROE BASIN; SHETLAND BASIN;

EID: 34248205654     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-76492005-187     Document Type: Article

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