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Some recent advances in the study of deltaic sedimentation
Author(s) -
Van Straaten L. M. J. U.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
geological journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.721
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1099-1034
pISSN - 0072-1050
DOI - 10.1002/gj.3350020308
Subject(s) - sedimentology , delta , facies , geology , sedimentation , quaternary , glacial period , paleontology , geochemistry , sediment , structural basin , aerospace engineering , engineering
Recent advances in delta sedimentology are briefly summarized. Most of the review is based on data that have been published elsewhere. Some new information is presented concerning the Rhǒne delta, e.g., the distribution of its marine environments (Fig. 2) and the regional variations in differentiation of the mollusc shell assemblages (Fig. 3). The bulk of the sediments in deltas of the Rhǒne type are formed in marine environments. The volumetric proportions between deposits of different facies, as found in many recent deltas, may be very dissimilar to those in fossil (pre‐Quaternary) deltas, formed under “non‐glacial” conditions (cf. Fig. 7).