A mixed bioclastic-siliciclastic flood-tidal delta in a micro tidal setting: Depositional architectures and hierarchical internal organization (Pliocene, Southern Apennine, Italy)

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 36-53

  Longhitano, Sergio G ^a   Sabato, Luisa ^b   Tropeano, Marcello ^b   Gallicchio, Salvatore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; FLOODS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TIDES;

CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; DEPOSITIONAL MODELS; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; INTERNAL COMPLEXITY; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; SEA-LEVEL OSCILLATIONS; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINATION; NEOGENE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEDIMENTATION; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIFICATION; TIDAL CYCLE; TIDAL FLAT;

APENNINES; ITALY;

EID: 77649159779     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.004     Document Type: Article

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