Variability of continental depositional systems during lowstand sedimentation: an example from the Kimmeridgian of the Neuquen Basin, Argentina

Several second order lowstand wedges are recognized in the Jurassic-Early Cretaceous sedimentary record of the backarc Neuquén Basin (central-west Argentina). They are distinguished by sharp based continental and marginal marine siliciclastic deposits encased in offshore shales. The Kimmeridgian low...

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Main Authors: Luis A. Spalletti, Gonzalo D. Veiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Argentina de Sedimentología
Series:Latin American Journal of Sedimentology and Basin Analysis
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-49792007000200001&lng=en&tlng=en