Halokinetic-sequence stratigraphy, fluvial sedimentology and structural geometry of the Eocene Carroza Formation along La Popa salt weld, La Popa Basin, Mexico

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-79

  Andrie, Joseph R ^a   Giles, Katherine A ^a   Lawton, Timothy F ^a   Rowan, Mark G ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rowan Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEBRIS FLOW; DIAPIR; DIAPIRISM; EOCENE; FOLDING; SALT TECTONICS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYNCLINE;

LA POPA BASIN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84857381945     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP363.4     Document Type: Article

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