Middle Eocene sedimentary and volcanic infilling of an evolving supradetachment basin: White Lake Basin, south-central British Columbia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-66

  McClaughry, Jason D ^a   Gaylord, David R ^b  

^a Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; EARTH SCIENCES; EROSION; GRAVITATION; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

GRAVITY FLOW; TECTONISM; VOLCANIC DEPOSITS; VOLCANOGENIC SEDIMENTS;

CATCHMENTS;

BASIN FILL; EOCENE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17144364727     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/E04-105     Document Type: Article

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