Stratal thickness frequencies and the prevalence of orderedness in stratigraphic sequences

Journal of Geology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-18

  Drummond, Carl N ^a   Wilkinson, Bruce H ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSTRATIGRAPHY; ORDERING; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATAL THICKNESS;

EID: 0029731142     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/629798     Document Type: Article

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