Sequence and event stratigraphy of Silurian strata of the Cincinnati Arch Region: Correlations with New York-Ontario successions

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-198

  Brett, Carlton E ^a   Ray, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cincinnati Arch; Eustasy; Sequence stratigraphy; Silurian; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EVENT STRATIGRAPHY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILURIAN;

APPALACHIAN BASIN; CANADA; CINCINNATI; KENTUCKY; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; ONTARIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745749462     PISSN: 00359211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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