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Sedimentology and facies of a Mississippi River meander belt: a fluvial model based on a significant fluvial system

Conference · · AAPG Bull.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5924591

The meander belt of the Mississippi River, in southeastern Missouri, consists of four distinct facies groups: (1) river channel/point bar, (2) chute, (3) crevasse splay/levee, and (4) abandoned channel fill. A depositional model and vertical sequences have been developed from drill cores, vibra-cores, trenches, fathometer surveys, and mapping of these principal facies. This model and he vertical sequences compare very well to ancient sequences because the Mississippi River is a large, significant river with ancient analogs.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (USA)
OSTI ID:
5924591
Report Number(s):
CONF-880301-
Journal Information:
AAPG Bull.; (United States), Journal Name: AAPG Bull.; (United States) Vol. 72:2; ISSN AABUD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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