Sedimentology and architecture of sharp-based tidal sandstones in the upper Marambio Group, Maastrichtian of Antarctica

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 210, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 11-26

  Olivero, Eduardo B ^a   Ponce, Juan J ^a   Martinioni, Daniel R ^a  

^a CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Forced regression; Inclined heterolithic stratification; Sharp based sandstones; Tidalites

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GLAUCONITE; MAASTRICHTIAN; MUDSTONE; PROGRADATION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE; UNCONFORMITY;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; MARAMBIO STATION; SEYMOUR ISLAND; SNOW HILL ISLAND; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 51349116827     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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