Cenomanian rocks in the Sinai Peninsula, Northeast Egypt: Facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 125-138

  Wanas, H A ^a  

^a Menoufia University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cenomanian rocks; Egypt; Inner mid ramp facies; Sequence stratigraphy; Sinai

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; CARBONATE ROCK; CENOMANIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FACIES ANALYSIS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PETROGRAPHY; PROGRADATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; SINAI;

EID: 54349083772     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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