Sequence stratigraphy and carbon isotope stratigraphy of an Aptian mixed carbonate-siliciclastic platform to basin transition (Galve sub-basin, NE Spain)

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 329, Issue , 2010, Pages 113-143

  Embry, J C ^a,b,c   Vennin, E ^a,d   Van Buchem, F S P ^b,e   Schroeder, R ^f   Pierre, C ^g   Aurell, M ^h  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^e Maersk Oil Qatar   (Qatar)

^f SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTIAN; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; OOID; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHALLOW WATER; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE;

ARAGON; GALVE; SPAIN; TERUEL [ARAGON];

ANTHOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; ORBITOLINIDAE; STROMATOPOROIDA;

EID: 77956008663     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP329.6     Document Type: Article

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