Architecture and development of the alluvial sediments of the Upper Jurassic Tordillo Formation in the Cañada Ancha Valley, northern Neuquén Basin, Argentina

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 180-195

  López Gómez, José ^a   Martín Chivelet, Javier ^a   Palma, Ricardo M ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alluvial architecture; Argentina; Back arc basin; Kimmeridgian; Neuqu n Basin; Tordillo Formation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BACKARC BASIN; BRAIDED RIVER; FLOODPLAIN; KIMMERIDGIAN; SANDSTONE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARGENTINA; NEUQUEN BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67651174278     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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