Miocene and pliocene sandstone petrofacies of the Northern Albuquerque Basin, New Mexico, and implications for evolution of the Rio Grande rift

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 462-468

  Large, Elizabeth ^a,b   Ingersoll, Raymond V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN DEVELOPMENT; MIOCENE; PETROFACIES; PLIOCENE; RIFTING; SANDSTONE;

USA, NEW MEXICO, ALBUQUERQUE BASIN; USA, NEW MEXICO, RIO GRANDE RIFT;

IRON;

EOLIAN DEPOSITS; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; FAULT SYSTEM; LATE MIOCENE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC UNITS; PALEO-TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; RIO GRANDE RIFT; SANDSTONE COMPOSITION;

SANDSTONE;

EID: 0030820230     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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