The geology of Khuff outcrop analogues in the Musandam Peninsula, United Arab Emirates and Oman

GeoArabia

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-158

  Maurer, Florian ^e   Martini, Rossana ^a   Rettori, Roberto ^b   Hillgartner, Heiko ^c   Cirilli, Simonetta ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Enhanced oil recovery specific research and modelling of carbonate fields   (Italy)

^d Subcommission on Triassic Stratigraphy   (Italy)

^e Geologische Vereinigung

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE; GEOLOGY; MESOZOIC; MOUNTAIN REGION; PALEOZOIC; PERMIAN; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; MUSANDAM; OMAN;

ALGAE; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 67650902390     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia1403125     Document Type: Article

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