Sedimentary evolution of the Lower Clair Group, Devonian, West of Shetland: Climate and sediment supply controls on fluvial, aeolian and lacustrine deposition

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 957-967

  Nichols, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clair Field; Climate; Continental sedimentation; Devonian; Fluvial; Old Red Sandstone; West of Shetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052527713     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0060957     Document Type: Conference Paper

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