A stratigraphical and palaeoenvironmental analysis of the sub-basaltic Palaeogene sediments of East Greenland

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Jolley, David W ^a   Whitham, Andrew G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CASP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

East greenland; Environment; Palaeogene; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155181275     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079302-511     Document Type: Article

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