Sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy of the Shanxi formation (lower Permian) in the northwestern Ordos Basin, China: An alternative sequence model for fluvial strata

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 123-136

  Zhang, Zhouliang ^a   Sun, Keqin ^b   Yin, Jarun ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Fluvial strata; Lower Permian; Ordos Basin; Sedimentology; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; PERMIAN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHANXI FORMATION;

CHINA, ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 0031453197     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00029-8     Document Type: Article

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