Correlation of the Al Khlata Formation in the Mukhaizna field, Oman, based on a new downhole, cuttings-based palynostratigraphic biozonation

GeoArabia

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 15-34

  Stephenson, Mike H ^a   Al Rawahi, Asya ^b   Casey, Brian ^b  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b Occidental of Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOZONATION; CARBONIFEROUS; CORRELATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIAMICTITE; LITHOFACIES; MUDSTONE; PALYNOLOGY; PALYNOMORPH; SANDSTONE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; COLLIE RIVER; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; MUKHAIZNA; OMAN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANAPICULATISPORITES; AURORASPORA; CONFLUENS; DENSOISPORITES; INDOTRIRADITES; TRIANGULUS;

EID: 48049102611     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia130315     Document Type: Article

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