Ancient glaciations and hydrocarbon accumulations in North Africa and the Middle East

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 47-76

  Le Heron, Daniel Paul ^a   Craig, Jonathan ^b   Etienne, James L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

^c Neftex Petroleum Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glacial depositional systems; glaciation; hydrocarbon accumulation; Middle East; North Africa

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBONIFEROUS; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIATION; HERCYNIAN OROGENY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE; SILURIAN; SOURCE ROCK;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAOUDENNI BASIN; WEST AFRICA;

ARA;

EID: 62849123477     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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