Taphonomic reworking and stratal organization of tempestite deposition: ordovician kope formation, northern kentucky, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 621-627

  Drummond, Carl ^a   Sheets, Hope ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEA LEVEL;

GRAINSTONES; SEDIMENTATION RATES; SHELL MATERIALS; STORM EVENTS; STORM INTENSITY; TEMPORAL SCALE; VERTICAL SPACING; WATER DEPTH;

STORMS;

ORDOVICIAN; REWORKING; STRATIGRAPHY; TAPHONOMY; TEMPESTITE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034882349     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/101600710621     Document Type: Article

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