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Architecture and stratigraphy of alluvial deposits, Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Utah

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Kjemperud, Audun Vestheim, Schomacker, Edwin Robert, and Cross, Timothy A, Architecture and stratigraphy of alluvial deposits, Morrison Formation (Upper Jurassic), Utah: .

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This article presents a unique cross section of a 13.5-km (8.3-mi)-long by 150-m (492-ft)-thick stratigraphic interval containing braided stream and associated flood-plain deposits. The cross section is oriented approximately parallel to depositional strike. This cross section is a resource for geoscientists and engineers interested in the measurements of stratigraphic architectural elements, such as dimensions and continuity of facies tracts and facies associations, stratigraphic and geographic changes in sandstone/mudstone proportions (net to gross), and frequency and cause of vertical fluid communication between superposed reservoirs. In addition to presenting this rich data resource, observed and documented stratigraphic relationships [...]

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