An eolian facies within the upper Jurassic Smackover formation, Tchula lake field, Mississippi

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 485-503

  Tedesco, William A ^a   Major, R P ^a   Baria, Lawrence R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSILS;

CARBONATE MINERALS; COASTAL ZONES; DEPOSITION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; TEXTURES; WIND EFFECTS;

SHALE;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FACIES; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; JURASSIC; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RESERVOIR ROCK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036502008     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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