Spatial and temporal evolution of a terminal fluvial fan system: The permian organ rock formation, South-east Utah, USA

Sedimentology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1774-1800

  Cain, Stephen A ^a   Mountney, Nigel P ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Calcrete; Cutler group; Distributary; Ephemeral; Fluvial; Utah

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ALLUVIAL FAN; CALCRETE; DEPOSITION; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FACIES; PERMIAN; PROGRADATION;

NORTH AMERICA; PARADOX BASIN; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 70349912528     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01057.x     Document Type: Article

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