Sedimentological and sequence stratigraphic organization of a foreland clastic wedge, Mannville group, Western Canada basin

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1137-1147

  Cant, Douglas J ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBIAN; APTIAN; CRETACEOUS; FORELAND BASIN; SEA LEVEL VARIATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

CANADA, WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CATCHMENTS; DEPOSITS; LANDFORMS; SEA LEVEL; SUBSIDENCE;

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; HIGHSTAND SYSTEMS TRACT; INCISED VALLEY; PALEOZOIC ROCKS; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SHALLOW MARINE; STRATIGRAPHIC ORGANIZATIONS; TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACTS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0030424933     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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