Defining the nature and location of a Late Devonian-Early Mississippian pycnocline in eastern Kentucky.

F. R. Ettensohn, T. D. Elam

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Abstract

The ancient pycnocline closely parallels the Bedford-Berea delta front, suggesting major control by the delta. The continued influx of oxygen-rich, sediment-laden waters from the delta apparently prevented the northward and eastward migration of the pycnocline up the delta front. The introduced oxygen and sediment, however, were effective only in breaking up the pycnocline over a distance of approximately 25 to 40 km from the active delta fronts. -from Authors

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1313-1321
Number of pages9
JournalBulletin of the Geological Society of America
Volume96
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geology

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