Late Ordovician glacial record of the Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 93-110

  Le Heron, Daniel Paul ^a  

^a Leibniz Universität Hannover   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti Atlas; Gondwana glaciation; Morocco; Ordovician; Petroleum system

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; CONGLOMERATE; FOLD AND THRUST BELT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; GONDWANA; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORDOVICIAN; SANDSTONE; UNCONFORMITY;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; ANTI-ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TINDOUF;

EID: 34548317538     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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