Testing periodicity of depositional cyclicity, Cisco Group (Virgilian and Wolfcampian), Texas

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1209-1231

  Yang, Wan ^a   Kominz, Michelle A ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; PERIODICITY; PERMIAN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033492387     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268B44-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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