Tectonic and eustatic control on deposition and preservation of Upper Cretaceous ooidal ironstone and associated facies: Peace River Arch area, NW Alberta, Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1159-1182

  Donaldson, W Steven ^a   Plint, A Guy ^a   Longstaffe, Fred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Canada; Ooidal ironstone; Upper Cretaceous

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; EUSTACY; FACIES; IRONSTONE; OOID; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONICS;

CANADA;

EID: 0033500103     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1999.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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