Biogenic and physical sedimentary structures in latest Cambrian-earlieast Ordovician mudrck facies (Famatina Range, northwestern Argentina)

Geologica Acta

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-94

  Esteban, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biogenic and physical lamination; Famatina Range; Late Cambrian Early Ordovician; Mudrocks; NW Argentina

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC STRUCTURE; CAMBRIAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LAMINATION; MUDSTONE; ORDOVICIAN; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANGELINA HYERONIMI; JUJUYASPIS; ONYCLOPYGE; PARABOLINA FREQUENS; PARABOLINELLA; RHABDINOPORA; SHUMARDIA ERQUENSIS; TRILOBITA;

EID: 0345921742     PISSN: 16956133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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