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Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Petrology, And Depositional Environments Of Tillite In The Upper Precambrian Mount Rogers Formation, Virginia, Richard L. Rexroad Feb 1978

Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Petrology, And Depositional Environments Of Tillite In The Upper Precambrian Mount Rogers Formation, Virginia, Richard L. Rexroad

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The upper member of the upper Precambrian Mount Rogers Formation of southwestern Virginia includes thick units of massive conglomeratic mudstone Interpreted as tillite (Rankin, 1970; Blondeau and Lowe, 1972; Blondeau, 1975; Schwab, 1976). The tillite is composed of unsorted angular plutonic, metamorphic, volcanic, and sedimentary rock fragments enclosed within a matrix of sandy hematitic mudstone. The tillite is interbedded with arkosic sandstone, argillite, and conglomerate. Sedimentary structures and textures of these units suggest deposition by glaciers which protruded from land into a standing body of water as floating ice. Glacial drift was deposited in a large body of water, probably …


The Spotted Horse Coal Field, Sheridan And Campbell Counties, Wyoming., Wilds W. Olive Jan 1953

The Spotted Horse Coal Field, Sheridan And Campbell Counties, Wyoming., Wilds W. Olive

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Geology Of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana., Kia Kang Wang Jan 1951

Geology Of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana., Kia Kang Wang

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Quaternary Geology Of Southeast Texas., Hugh Allen Bernard Jan 1950

Quaternary Geology Of Southeast Texas., Hugh Allen Bernard

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A Study Of Deep-Seated Domes Of South Louisiana., William Edwin Wallace Jan 1944

A Study Of Deep-Seated Domes Of South Louisiana., William Edwin Wallace

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Geology Of Webster Parish., James Littell Martin Jan 1944

Geology Of Webster Parish., James Littell Martin

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The Geology Of The Claiborne (Eocene) Group Of Mississippi As Far North As Grenada County., Emil Paul Thomas Jan 1942

The Geology Of The Claiborne (Eocene) Group Of Mississippi As Far North As Grenada County., Emil Paul Thomas

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Geology Of Desoto And Red River Parishes, Louisiana., Grover E. Murray Jan 1942

Geology Of Desoto And Red River Parishes, Louisiana., Grover E. Murray

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Geology Of Holmes And Washington Counties, Florida., Robert O. Vernon Jan 1941

Geology Of Holmes And Washington Counties, Florida., Robert O. Vernon

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The Geology Of Caldwell And Winn Parishes: Including Geologic Maps Of These Parishes., John Huner Jan 1939

The Geology Of Caldwell And Winn Parishes: Including Geologic Maps Of These Parishes., John Huner

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Origin Of The Cap Rock Of Louisiana Salt Domes., Ralph Emerson Taylor Jan 1938

Origin Of The Cap Rock Of Louisiana Salt Domes., Ralph Emerson Taylor

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