Vertical Petrographic Variability in Annot Sandstone Turbidites: Some Preliminary Observations and Generalizations.
Abstract
A sedimentological investigation of the Annot Sandstone flysch was conducted in an area to the west of the Argentera-Mercantour Massif in the French Maritime Alps. The purpose of this study was to interpret the origin of this flysch and the paleogeography of this region at the end of Eocene and earliest Oligocene time. The formation varies between 400 and 700 m in thickness and is composed of regularly alternating, evenly stratified mudstones, siltstones, and sandstones. The sand-shale ratio values vary between 4 and 8. The bedding thickness ranges from 10 mm to 10 m, but the thickness of the majority of beds is from 30 to 100 cm.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- ADA006532