K-bentonites, volcanic ash preservation, and implications for Early to Middle Devonian volcanism in the Acadian orogen, eastern North America

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 474-489

  Ver Straeten, Charles A ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acadian orogeny; Devonian; K bentonites; Marine processes; Preservation

Indexed keywords

BENTONITES; VOLCANIC ASH;

CATCHMENTS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; PHOSPHATES; ROCKS;

VOLCANOES;

ACADIAN OROGENY; BENTONITE; DEVONIAN; MARINE SEDIMENT; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANISM;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842585530     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25244.1     Document Type: Article

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