Recognition of facies, bounding surfaces, and stratigraphic patterns in forelandramp successions: An example from the Upper Devonian, Appalachian Basin, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 896-912

  Castle, James W ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; TECTONICS;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; BOUNDING SURFACES; CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; EROSION SURFACES; NON-MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT INFLUX; SEDIMENT SUPPLY;

SEA LEVEL;

DEVONIAN; FACIES ANALYSIS; FORELAND BASIN; PROGRADATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033831630     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40940-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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