Sedimentology and sedimentary paleoenvironments of Río Colorado Subgroup (Upper Cretaceous), Neuquén Group, in Neuquén city and surrounding areas;Sedimentología y paleoambientes del Subgrupo Río Colorado (Cretácico Superior), Grupo Neuquén, en las bardas de la ciudad de Neuquén y alrededores

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-255

  Sánchez, María Lidia ^a   Gómez, María Jimena ^a   Heredia, Susana ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fluvio eolian interaction; Neuqu n group; Neuquina basin; R o colorado subgroup; Sedimentary paleoenvironments

Indexed keywords

CAMPANIAN; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONGLOMERATE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOFACIES; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SANTONIAN; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARGENTINA; COLORADO RIVER [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34249058174     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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