| Abstract: | In ever-wet climates, raised mires that are elevated several metres above flood levels can cover significant portions of coastal plains. Because peat accumulation may keep pace with moderate rates of base-level rise, the development of raised mires may reduce the areal extent of marine transgressions. Thick, low-ash coals are present immediately landward of many vertically stacked shoreface parasequences in Cretaceous strata of the Western Interior of North America. We suggest that these coals formed in raised mires that stabilized shorelines for long periods of time. -from Authors |
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| Citation Author: | McCabe, P. J.; Shanley, K. W. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Geology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Organic control on shoreface stacking patterns: bogged down in the mire; 1992; Article; Journal; Geology; McCabe, P. J.; Shanley, K. W. |
| Citation Start Page: | 741 |
| Citation Volume: | 20 |
| Citation Year: | 1992 |
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| Text: | Organic control on shoreface stacking patterns: bogged down in the mire; 1992; Article; Journal; Geology; McCabe, P. J.; Shanley, K. W. |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00 -0600 |
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