Sedimentology of a lacustrine fan-delta system, Miocene Horse Camp Formation, Nevada, USA

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 133-155

  Horton, Brian K ^a,b   Schmitt, James G ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; FAN DELTA; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; MIOCENE;

USA, NEVADA;

EID: 0029752822     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1996.tb01464.x     Document Type: Article

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