Mixed siliciclastic-carbonate shelf sedimentation-Lower Devonian sequences of the SW Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 13-32

  Lubeseder, Stefan ^a   Redfern, Jonathan ^a   Boutib, Lahcen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM)   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Anti Atlas; Cool water; Lower Devonian; Mixed carbonate siliciclastic; Sequence stratigraphy; Storm dominated shelf

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEVONIAN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SYSTEMS TRACT; TRANSGRESSION;

AFRICA; ANTI ATLAS; ATLAS MOUNTAINS; NORTH AFRICA;

BRACHIOPODA;

EID: 61849100985     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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