An unusual fluvial to tidal transition in the mesoarchean Moodies Group, South Africa: A response to high tidal range and active tectonics

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 190, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 13-24

  Eriksson, Kenneth A ^a   Simpson, Edward L ^b   Mueller, Wulf ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; Depositional tectonic setting; Fluvial tidal cycles; Moodies Group

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONGLOMERATE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLASH FLOOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MUDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; TECTONIC SETTING; TIDAL FLAT;

AUSTRALASIA; CANTERBURY [SOUTH ISLAND]; CANTERBURY PLAINS; GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; NEW ZEALAND; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN]; SOUTH ISLAND;

EID: 33746237558     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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