Origin of fluvial grain-size trends in a foreland basin: the Pocono Formation on the Central Appalachian Basin

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 473-486

  Robinson, Ruth A J ^a,b   Slingerland, Rudy L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; FORELAND BASIN; GRAIN SIZE; MISSISSIPPIAN;

USA, APPALACHIANS;

EID: 13144249235     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/D42687E3-2B26-11D7-8648000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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