Architectural studies of Jurassic-Cretaceous fluvial units, Colorado Plateau

Conference · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · AAPG Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5795924

Miall, A D; Bromley, M H; Cowan, E J; Turner-Peterson, C E

A sixfold hierarchy of architectural elements and bounding surfaces evolved from outcrop studies of three fluvial units: Westwater Canyon member (WCM), Morrison Formation, Upper Jurassic; Torrivio sandstone member (TSM), Gallup Sandstone, Upper Cretaceous, northwestern New Mexico; and Kayenta Formation (KF), Lower Jurassic, southwestern Colorado. This hierarchy is discussed.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 5795924
• Report Number(s): CONF-890404-
• Journal Information: AAPG Bull.; (United States), Vol. 73:3; Conference: AAPG annual convention with DPA/EMD Divisions and SEPM, San Antonio, TX, USA, 23-26 Apr 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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