Anatomy of falling-stage deltas in the Turonian Ferron Sandstone of the western Henry Mountains Syncline, Utah: Growth faults, slope failures and mass transport complexes

Sedimentology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-26

  Fielding, Christopher R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Deltas; Falling stage; Ferron sandstone; Growth structure

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; LANDFORMS; SANDSTONE; SEA LEVEL; SLOPE STABILITY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CRETACEOUS; DELTAS; FERRON SANDSTONE; GROWTH STRUCTURES; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SHALLOW SUBSURFACE; STACKING PATTERNS; SURFACE EXPOSURE;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84919334047     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sed.12136     Document Type: Article

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