Redbeds of the Upper Entrada Sandstone, Central Utah: Facies Analysis and Regional Implications of Interfingered Sabkha and Fluvial Terminal Splay Sediments

Redbeds of the Upper Entrada Sandstone, Central Utah: Facies Analysis and Regional Implications of Interfingered Sabkha and Fluvial Terminal Splay Sediments

First distinguished from other sedimentary successions in 1928, the Entrada Sandstone has been the subject of numerous studies. The western extent of the formation was initially described as laterally continuous "earthy" red beds, and categorized as sub- to supratidal marine-influenced sed...

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Main Author: Valenza, Jeffery Michael
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2016
Subjects:
Entrada Sandstone
sabkha
dryland fluvial system
fluvial terminal splay
supercritical flow
salt crust efflorescence
climbing ripples
antidunes
sand-patch fabric
Utah
Lake Eyre
Lake Frome
Blomidon Formation
Skagerrak Formation
Ormskirk Formation
Geology
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6112
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