Hyperconcentrated flows and gastroliths: Sedimentology of diamictites and wackes of the upper Cloverly Formation, Lower Cretaceous, Wyoming, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-54

  Zaleha, Michael J ^a   Wiesemann, Shayne A ^b,c  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RMT Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; DEBRIS; DEPOSITS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; VOLCANOES;

CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; DEBRIS FLOW DEPOSITS; HYPERCONCENTRATED FLOW; PRIMARY SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES; SEDIMENTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; TURBULENT SUSPENSION; VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CRETACEOUS; DIAMICTITE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; PLAYA; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WYOMING;

EID: 14844363718     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2005.005     Document Type: Article

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