Mississippian Platform and basin successions from the Todrha Valley (northeastern Anti-Atlas), southern Morocco

Geological Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 361-382

  Graham, John R ^a   Sevastopulo, George D ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anti Atlas; Carboniferous; Microfossils; Morocco; Tournaisian; Turbidites; Vis an

Indexed keywords

BASIN FILL; CARBONATE PLATFORM; FACIES ANALYSIS; FORMATION MECHANISM; GRAINSTONE; LIMESTONE; MICROFOSSIL; MISSISSIPPIAN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SHALLOW WATER; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TURBIDITE; UNCONFORMITY;

AFRICA; ANTI ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; TODRHA VALLEY;

EID: 45449111204     PISSN: 00721050     EISSN: 10991034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gj.1095     Document Type: Article

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