The Texas mud blanket: Understanding fine-grained sediment flux in the NW Gulf of Mexico during the previous transgression

The evolution and source of the Texas Mud Blanket (300 km3) was determined from 26 new radiocarbon dates and from ∼3000 km of 2D seismic data. Sediment flux (km3/ka) was calculated from this combined dataset. XRD reveals its origins are mostly from the Colorado and Brazos Rivers. Between LGM...

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Other Authors: Anderson, John B.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1911/62180