Paralic parasequences associated with Eocene sea-level oscillations in an active margin setting: Trihueco Formation of the Arauco Basin, Chile

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 257-276

  Le Roux, J P ^a   Elgueta, Sara ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arauco Basin; Barrier island; Chile; Eocene; Parasequences; Trihueco Formation

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; EOCENE; PARASEQUENCE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

CHILE, ARAUCO BASIN;

EID: 0030863250     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(96)00086-3     Document Type: Article

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