Coarse-Grained Sedimentation on a Braided Outwash Fan, Northeast Gulf of Alaska.

The paper describes the morphology, sediments, and sedimentary structures of the coarse-grained portion of a braided outwash fan, interprets processes of deposition, and gives criteria for recognition of similar sediments in the rock record. The specific subject area is the Scott Glacier outwash fan...

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Main Author: Boothroyd,Jon C.
Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS UNIV AMHERST COASTAL RESEARCH CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Geology
Geochemistry and Mineralogy
(*SEDIMENTATION
*ALASKA GULF)
GRAVEL
GRAIN SIZE
TERRAIN
CHANNELS(WATERWAYS)
SEDIMENTARY PETROLOGY
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
GLACIAL GEOLOGY
Gulf of Alaska
glacier
Scott Glacier
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0759068
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0759068
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Summary:The paper describes the morphology, sediments, and sedimentary structures of the coarse-grained portion of a braided outwash fan, interprets processes of deposition, and gives criteria for recognition of similar sediments in the rock record. The specific subject area is the Scott Glacier outwash fan, located in the Copper River Delta area of the northeastern Gulf of Alaska. Prepared in cooperation with South Carolina Univ., Columbia. Coastal Research Division. Rept. no. TR-6-CRD.

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