Fluvial-deltaic sedimentation and stratigraphy of the ferron sandstone

Brigham Young University Geology Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 135-154

  Anderson, Paul B ^a   Chidsey Jr , Thomas C ^b   Ryer, Thomas A ^c  

^a Geological Consultant   (United States)

^b UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c ARIES Group   (United States)

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EID: 0005653411     PISSN: 00968064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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