High-resolution facies analyses of mudstones: Implications for paleoenvironmental and sequence stratigraphic interpretations of offshore ancient mud-dominated successions

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 324-339

  Macquaker, Joe H S ^a   Taylor, Kevin G ^b   Gawthorpe, Rob L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COARSENING; FELDSPAR; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICA; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PYRITES; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; SHALE; STORMS; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE SUCCESSIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL MODELS; GRAIN SIZE VARIATION; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEQUENCE-STRATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION;

DEPOSITION;

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; CEMENTATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; FACIES ANALYSIS; MUDSTONE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SUCCESSION;

BOOK CLIFFS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICAS;

EID: 34447275484     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2007.029     Document Type: Article

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