| Abstract: | Detailed facies analyses of closely spaced measured surface sections in the Trinidad and adjacent areas of Colorado reflect deposition in the river-influenced delta. That this deltaic system was accompanied by abandonment of subdeltas is indicated by a destructional-deltaic facies of heavily bioturbated, carbonaceous sandstones, siltstones, and shales best recorded in the delta front deposits of the Trinidad Sandstone. Coal accumulation of the Vermejo deposits nevertheless remained primarily controlled by persistent organic sedimentation in interdistributary backswamps. These backswamps, which accumulated thick, lenticular coals, were formed during the normal constructional phase of the delta plain. -from Authors |
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| ProdID: | 70011844 |
| Citation Author: | Flores, R. M.; Tur, S. M. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Mountain Geologist |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Characteristics of deltaic deposits in the Cretaceous Pierre Shale, Trinidad Sandstone, and Vermejo Formation, Raton Basin, Colorado.; 1982; Article; Journal; Mountain Geologist; Flores, R. M.; Tur, S. M. |
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| Citation Volume: | 19 |
| Citation Year: | 1982 |
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| Text: | Characteristics of deltaic deposits in the Cretaceous Pierre Shale, Trinidad Sandstone, and Vermejo Formation, Raton Basin, Colorado.; 1982; Article; Journal; Mountain Geologist; Flores, R. M.; Tur, S. M. |
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| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00 -0600 |
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