Small-scale (<5.0 m) vertical heterogeneity in mudstones: Implications for high-resolution stratigraphy in siliciclastic mudstone successions

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 105-112

  Macquaker, J H S ^a   Howell, J K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Lithofacies; Mudstones; Stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

JURASSIC; LITHOFACIES; MUDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032951344     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.156.1.0105     Document Type: Article

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