Deposition and deformation of fluvial-lacustrine sediments of the Upper Triassic-Lower Jurassic Whitmore Point Member, Moenave Formation, northern Arizona

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 223, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 180-191

  Tanner, Lawrence H ^a   Lucas, Spencer G ^b  

^a LE MOYNE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dewatering pipes; Fluidization; Liquefaction; Meromictic; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BLACK SHALE; DEPOSITION; DEWATERING; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLUIDIZATION; JURASSIC; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LIQUEFACTION; MUDSTONE; OUTCROP; SANDSTONE; SILTSTONE; TRIASSIC;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73349128726     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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