Wandering gravel-bed rivers and high-constructive stable channel sandy fluvial systems in the Ross River area, Yukon Territory, Canada

Mid-Cretaceous strata within the Tintina Trench, 3 km west of the community of Ross River, contain evidence of deposition in two distinct, alternating, fluvial settings. Coal-bearing, mud-dominated strata are commonly associated with high-constructive sandy channel systems, with extensive overbank,...

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Main Authors: Darrel G.F. Long, Grant W. Lowey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-07-01
Series:Geoscience Frontiers
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987111000570