Deglacial and postglacial sedimentary architecture in a deeply incised paleovalley-paleofjord - The Pennsylvanian (late Carboniferous) Jejenes formation, San Juan, Argentina

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 913-937

  Dykstra, Mason ^a   Kneller, Ben ^a,b   Milana, Juan Pablo ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^d CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Argentina; Carboniferous; Climate change; Deglaciation; Fjord; Mass transport

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEGLACIATION; FJORD; SEDIMENTARY ARCHITECHTURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LANDFORMS; MASS TRANSFER;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEGLACIATION; MASS TRANSPORT; POSTGLACIAL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TURBIDITE;

ARGENTINA; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; SAN JUAN [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745961108     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: 00167606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/B25810.1     Document Type: Article

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