Arabian plate sequence stratigraphy: Potential implications for global chronostratigraphy

GeoArabia

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 101-130

  Simmons, Michael D ^a   Sharland, Peter R ^b   Casey, David M ^b   Davies, Roger B ^b   Sutcliffe, Owen E ^b  

^a Neftex Petroleum Consultants Ltd

^b Neftex Petroleum Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PLATE; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ARABIAN PENINSULA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34848890942     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia1204101     Document Type: Article

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