An overview of the sedimentary geology of the Bengal Basin in relation to the regional tectonic framework and basin-fill history

Sedimentary Geology - Tập 155 Số 3-4 - Trang 179-208 - 2003
Mahmood Alam1, M. Mustafa Alam1, Joseph R. Curray2, M.Lutfar Rahman Chowdhury3, M. Royhan Gani1
1Department of Geology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
2Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA 92093-0220, USA
3Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (BAPEX), House No. 39, Road No. 116, Gulshan, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

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