Trough cross-bedded conglomerate facies

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 39-49

  Khadkikar, Aniruddha S ^a  

^a M S UNIVERSITY OF BARODA   (India)

Author keywords

Bedload sheets; Dunes; Facies; Gravel; Pools; Trough cross bedding

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; CROSS-BEDDING; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GRAVEL; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033208372     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00060-3     Document Type: Article

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