Sedimentology of ancient saline pans: An example from the permian opeche shale, williston basin, north dakota, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 159-169

  Benison, Kathleen Counter ^a,b   Goldstein, Robert H ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DEPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; DRIERS (MATERIALS); FLOODS; LAKES; MICROCRYSTALS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

DEPOSITIONAL MODELS; DISSOLUTION SURFACES; EOLIAN DEPOSITION; EPHEMERAL STREAMS; EVAPORATIVE CONCENTRATION; HALITE CRYSTALS; PALEOCLIMATIC DATA; PALEOGEOGRAPHIC SETTING;

CHLORIDE MINERALS;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EVAPORITE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PERMIAN; PLAYA; SHALE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 12944259026     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40907-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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