Planform and facies variability in asymmetric deltas: Facies analysis and depositional architecture of the turonian Ferron Sandstone in the western Henry Mountains, south-central Utah, U.S.A

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 80, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 455-479

  Fielding, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; CARBONACEOUS SHALE; DELTA WING AIRCRAFT; FLOODS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS;

CROSS STRATIFICATIONS; DEPOSITIONAL MODELS; DIRECTIONAL GROWTH; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; SEDIMENT ACCUMULATION; SEDIMENT DISPERSAL; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION;

DEPOSITION;

BIOTURBATION; DELTA; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; HUMMOCKY CROSS-STRATIFICATION; LITHOFACIES; SANDSTONE; TURONIAN;

HENRY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 77953832894     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2010.047     Document Type: Article

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