Clastic depositional systems at the base of the late Miocene evaporites of the Levant region, Eastern Mediterranean

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 285, Issue , 2007, Pages 37-52

  Bertoni, C ^a,b   Cartwright, J A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EVAPORITE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MIOCENE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMICITY; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

AFIQ CANYON; LEVANT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (EAST);

EID: 38349132521     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP285.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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