Origin of the fabric of laminated fine-grained glaciolacustrine deposits

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 832-840

  O'Brien, Neal R ^a   Pietraszek Mattner, Sarah ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT POTSDAM   (United States)

^b Conoco Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PLEISTOCENE; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 13044274180     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D4268888-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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