Characterisation and high resolution sequence stratigraphy of storm-dominated braid delta and shoreface sequences from the Basal Grit Group (Namurian) of the South Wales Variscan peripheral foreland basin

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 445-475

  George, Gareth T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foreland basin; High resolution sequence stratigraphy; Namurian; South Wales; Storm dominated sequences

Indexed keywords

FORELAND BASIN; NAMURIAN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STORM DEPOSIT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 0033626182     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(00)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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