Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia
Planktonic Foraminifera were examined from the Aquia Formation (Late Paleocene) from 2 localities in the Aquia type area along the Potomac River 7 miles southeast of Stafford, Virginia to: identify taxa present, and to effect biostratigraphic correlation with other Paleocene studies on the Virginia...
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ftvirginiatec:oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/87271 2024-05-19T07:47:29+00:00 Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia Faris, Craig Duncan Geological Sciences 1982 vi, 84, [1] leaves application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87271 en_US eng Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University OCLC# 9434725 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87271 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ LD5655.V855 1982.F372 Foraminifera -- Potomac River Thesis Text 1982 ftvirginiatec 2024-05-01T00:44:07Z Planktonic Foraminifera were examined from the Aquia Formation (Late Paleocene) from 2 localities in the Aquia type area along the Potomac River 7 miles southeast of Stafford, Virginia to: identify taxa present, and to effect biostratigraphic correlation with other Paleocene studies on the Virginia Coastal Plain. Two genera and twenty-two species were recovered, allowing recognition of the Globorotalia pseudomenardii and Globorotalia velascoensis zones, and correlation with The Oak Grove Core, 23 miles to the southeast (Gibson, et al. 1980), and a Pamunkey River locality 50 miles to the south (Seaton, 1982). This correlation shows equal thicknesses of the Aquia within zonal boundaries over the Potomac River - Oak Grove - Pamunkey River area, suggesting uniform rates of Aquia sedimentation in this portion of the Salisbury Embayment. Correlation of the Oak Grove Core, which was zoned via the Tertiary NP zonation indicates the presence of NP zones 5,6-?7,8,9 in the Aquia type area. Master of Science Thesis Planktonic foraminifera VTechWorks (VirginiaTech) |
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Planktonic Foraminifera were examined from the Aquia Formation (Late Paleocene) from 2 localities in the Aquia type area along the Potomac River 7 miles southeast of Stafford, Virginia to: identify taxa present, and to effect biostratigraphic correlation with other Paleocene studies on the Virginia Coastal Plain. Two genera and twenty-two species were recovered, allowing recognition of the Globorotalia pseudomenardii and Globorotalia velascoensis zones, and correlation with The Oak Grove Core, 23 miles to the southeast (Gibson, et al. 1980), and a Pamunkey River locality 50 miles to the south (Seaton, 1982). This correlation shows equal thicknesses of the Aquia within zonal boundaries over the Potomac River - Oak Grove - Pamunkey River area, suggesting uniform rates of Aquia sedimentation in this portion of the Salisbury Embayment. Correlation of the Oak Grove Core, which was zoned via the Tertiary NP zonation indicates the presence of NP zones 5,6-?7,8,9 in the Aquia type area. Master of Science |
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Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia |
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Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia |
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Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia |
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Planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the Potomac River, Virginia |
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planktonic foraminiferal biostratigraphy and correlation of the aquia formation in the type area, along the potomac river, virginia |
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
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