Chapter 7 The niger delta basin

Sedimentary Basins of the World

Volumn 3, Issue C, 1997, Pages 151-172

  Reijers, T J A ^a   Petters, S W ^a   Nwajide, C S ^a  

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EID: 77957087466     PISSN: 18745997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1874-5997(97)80010-X     Document Type: Article

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