Precambrian tidalites from the Baraboo Quartzite Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Marine Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 247-253

  Davis, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

cross stratification; quartzite; reactivation surface; tidal bedding

Indexed keywords

CROSS-STRATIFICATION; QUARTZITE; REACTIVATION SURFACES; TIDAL BEDDING;

ROCKS; SANDSTONE; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

TIDAL POWER;

CONGLOMERATE; CROSS-BEDDING; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; MARINE SEDIMENT; PEBBLE; PRECAMBRIAN; QUARTZITE; SYNCLINE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 33751513728     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.10.018     Document Type: Article

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