Geologic framework of sand shoals on muddy Mississippi delta shelf

Conference · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6375738

Suter, J R; Penland, S; Moslow, T F

More than 1000 km (620 mi) of high resolution ore-Boomer and 3.5 kh/sub z/ subbottom seismic profiles correlated to seventeen 10-12 m (33-56 ft) vibracores provide the data base for analyzing the sedimentologic and stratigraphic framework of transgressive sand shoals on the Louisiana inner continental shelf. Trinity and Ship Shoals are comprised of reworked sands of the abandoned Holocene Teche and Maringouin deltas and provide a possible modern analog for some Cretaceous shelf sandstones of the Western Interior.

• Research Organization: Louisiana Geological Survey, Baton Rouge
• OSTI ID: 6375738
• Report Number(s): CONF-8405216-
• Journal Information: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States), Vol. 68:4; Conference: AAPG annual convention, San Antonio, TX, USA, 20 May 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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