Late Wenlock sequence stratigraphy in central England

Geological Magazine

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-144

  Ray, David C ^a   Brett, Carlton E ^b   Thomas, Alan T ^a   Collings, Adrian V J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation; Sequence stratigraphy; Silurian; Wenlock Series

Indexed keywords

LIME; LIMESTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

HIGHSTAND SYSTEMS TRACT; LIMESTONE FORMATION; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILURIAN; TRANSGRESSIVE SYSTEMS TRACTS; WENLOCK SERIES;

SEA LEVEL;

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; LIMESTONE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE BOUNDARY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRATOTYPE; SYSTEMS TRACT; TRANSGRESSION-REGRESSION CYCLE; TYPE SECTION; WENLOCKIAN;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CYRTOGRAPTUS LUNDGRENI; GOTHOGRAPTUS NASSA; HOMERIA; MONOGRAPTUS;

EID: 77953611305     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756809990197     Document Type: Article

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