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Sedimentary Architecture And Paleochannel Dimensions Of The Lamotte Sandstone Of Southeastern Missouri, Jamilyn Ann Moore
Sedimentary Architecture And Paleochannel Dimensions Of The Lamotte Sandstone Of Southeastern Missouri, Jamilyn Ann Moore
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This study focused on outcrops of the Lamotte Sandstone (Cambrian) within Hawn State Park near Farmington, Missouri. The goal was to estimate the channel depth, channel width, and channel belt width for rivers that deposited this portion of the Lamotte Ss. Sedimentary characteristics (grain size, bedding type and thickness, and unit bar and compound bar boundaries) were mapped within three outcrops on photomosaics and within graphic sedimentary logs (totaling 14 m vertically). The change in sedimentary characteristics from the lowest to the highest deposits studied suggest the formation and filling of a major channel within the braided channel belt. The …