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An Association of Marine Tractive and Gravity Flow Sandy Deposits in the Eocene of the NW Part of the Island of Pag (Outer Dinarides, Croatia)

Lj. Babić
J. Zupanič
M. Crnjaković


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Abstract

The Eocene clastics of the NW part of the island of Pag overlie carbonate platform deposits and are dominantly sandy. Besides minor components, they include cross-laminated and cross-bedded sandstones produced by marine tractive flows, mostly directed toward E, and ESE, and dominantly massive sandstones probably deposited by gravity flows. The area was situated close to sand-rich sources and river mouth(s). Possible settings include a delta-related shallow-marine area, and a sea strait. Structural deformation intervened very early in the history of a complex outer dinaric foreland realm and governed its subsequent evolution, in contrast to a simple foreland trough envisaged before.

Keywords

Marine clastics; Cross-bedded sandstones; Cross-laminated sandstones; Gravity flow deposits; Eocene; Island of Pag; Outer Dinarides

Hrčak ID:

19935

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/19935

Publication date:

10.6.1993.

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