Sequence development in an isolated carbonate platform (Lower Jurassic, Djebel Bou Dahar, High Atlas, Morocco): Influence of tectonics, eustacy and carbonate production

Sedimentology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 118-155

  Merino Tomé, Óscar ^a   Della Porta, Giovanna ^b   Kenter, Jeroen A M ^c   Verwer, Klaas ^d,g   Harris, Paul Mitch ^c   Adams, Erwin W ^e   Playton, Ted ^c   Corrochano, Diego ^f  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^e SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^g STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonate platform system; Carbonate production; Early Jurassic; Eustacy; High Atlas; Morocco; Synsedimentary tectonics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CARBONATION; DEPOSITION; FAULTING; ROTATION; SUBSIDENCE;

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; EARLY JURASSIC; EUSTACY; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO; SYNSEDIMENTARY;

INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEPOSITION; EUSTACY; GRABEN; JURASSIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

ATLAS MOUNTAINS; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO;

EID: 84055193627     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2011.01232.x     Document Type: Article

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