A fission-track study of the terrigenous sedimentary sequences of the Morrison and Cloverly formations in the northeastern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 51-62

  Chen, Zi Qiang ^a,b   Lubin, Susan ^c  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Encouragement Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CRETACEOUS; FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS; MUDFLOW; TUFF;

USA, WYOMING, BIGHORN BASIN;

EID: 0344439185     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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