Lake basin response to tectonic drainage diversion: Eocene Green River Formation, Wyoming

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-125

  Pietras, Jeffrey T ^a   Carroll, Alan R ^a   Rhodes, Meredith K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporite; Lacustrine; Sequence boundary; Tectonic control; Wilkins Peak

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EOCENE; EVAPORITE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; UPLIFT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041307606     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025518015341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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