High resolution stratigraphy and gravity flow deposits in the Los Molles formation (Cuyo Group - Jurassic) at La Jardinera region, Neuquén basin

Revista de la Asociacion Geologica Argentina

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 728-753

  Paim, Paulo S G ^a   Silveira, Ariane S ^a   Lavina, Ernesto L C ^a   Faccini, Ubiratan F ^a   Leanza, Héctor A ^b   Teixeira de Oliveira, J M M ^a,c   D'Avila, Roberto S F ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c ENI OIL   (Brazil)

^d PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gravity flow; Hyperpycnal flow; Jurassic; Neuqu n basin; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GRAVITY FLOW; JURASSIC; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SLOPE; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE; TURBIDITE;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 65549161005     PISSN: 00044822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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