Shallow-water marl-limestone alternations in the Late Jurassic of Western France: Cycles, storm event deposits or both?

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 271-272, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-43

  Colombié, Claude ^a,b   Schnyder, Johann ^c   Carcel, Damien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Inner mixed siliciclastic carbonate ramp; Late Jurassic; Marl limestone alternation; Milankovitch cycle; Storm event deposit; Western France

Indexed keywords

INNER MIXED SILICICLASTIC-CARBONATE RAMP; JURASSIC; MARL-LIMESTONE ALTERNATION; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; STORM EVENTS; WESTERN FRANCE;

CARBONATION; DEPOSITS; FERTILIZERS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

LIMESTONE;

BIOTURBATION; CARBONATE RAMP; CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; MARL; MILANKOVITCH CYCLE; PALEOCLIMATE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHALLOW WATER; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

EID: 84864302723     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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