Triassic stratigraphy, facies and evolution of the Arabian shelf in the northern United Arab Emirates

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 765-784

  Maurer, Florian ^a   Rettori, Roberto ^b   Martini, Rossana ^c  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arabian Plate; Carbonates; Facies; Foraminifera; Stratigraphy; Triassic

Indexed keywords

ARABIAN PLATE; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CARNIAN; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DOLOSTONE; EVAPORITE; FORAMINIFERA; LADINIAN; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; REGRESSION; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHELF SEDIMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 44849091847     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-007-0194-y     Document Type: Article

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