576
bounding surfaces (Contd,)
drawing of 76-77
shape of 131, 151
box canyon 139, 435
Brahmaputra River 30, 51, 54, 63,
72, 114, 436
bar-top model 156, 160
crevasse channels 173
flute scours 166
levees 172
scale 151, 238, 333
tectonic setting 364, 404, 414
braid delta 246, 415, 430, 450, 491,
509
braided: history of term 14, 15
braiding
causes of 192, 194, 361
index 15, 195
parameter 195, 198
Brazeau-Paskapoo formations 408
Brazos River 29, 215
break-out 370
Breathitt Group 463
Brent field 485, 497, 510
Brent Group 384, 480, 497, 512
bright-spot 305
Bronson-Xenia field 284
Brownstones 43, 44
Buck Tongue 471
Budleigh Salterton Pebble Beds
143, 145, 215, 430, 442
bundles, cycle 445, 446
Buntsandstein 53, 144, 226, 244
burst-sweep cycle 21, 37-38, 61, 62
Bush City field 486
Cagayan Basin 387
caliche, as lithofacies 127, 128
Candeias field 288
cannel coal 180
cannibalism 403
Canterbury Plains 192, 358, 457,
471
Cafiizar Sanstone 308
Caiio Lim6n field 486
carbonaceous mudstone 127
carbonate, freshwater 127, 129
Cardium Formation 68, 465
Carrot River 327
Caseyville Formation 496
Castisent Sandstone 40, 224
Castlegate Sandstone
autogenic processes 323, 325
macroform model 151, 158, 299
paleogeography 366
sequences 264, 265, 268, 462,
463, 467, 468, 471, 472
Catahoula Formation 262, 382
catastrophism 10
catena 184, 252, 440
Catskill Formation 24
CB-type field 292, 488, 489, 490,
492-493, 494, 496, 497, 513-521
Central African Rift System 394
Central Lowlands 417
Central Tertiary Basin 394
channel
architectural element 131-139,
256
classification of 15, 94-95, 195198
classification, history of 32, 45,
49
clustering 461
hierarchy 43, 133, 135
in seismic data 289-292
scales 334
channel�fill cycles 136, 148, 323,
326
Cherokee Group 416, 479, 480, 485,
486,493,506
Cheyenne Valley field 491, 496
Chinle Formation 442, 443, 451,
465
choking avulsion 143
chronosome 45
chute
bar, gravel 105, 217
channel 132, 141,217
cutoff 317, 360
Cimarron River 193, 433
Citronelle field 485, 493, 496
clast-supported gravel 106
clastic dyke 183
clastic wedge 479, 480-482
clay ball 432
clayeyness 274
Clearwater Sea 481
Clifford-Siaana field/trend 486, 487
climatic criteria 425-426
climbing ripple 72
clotted mud 240
cluster analysis 40
coal
and tectonics 351-352
as architectural element 170,
179-184
as climatic indicator 438, 439440, 442
as lithofacies 127, 129
as marker bed 273
in stratigraphic sequences 472,
474
origin of 52, 55
coarsening�upward cycle 40-41,
50, 256, 258, 259
collision�related basins 395-402
and petroleum 486-487
colluvial deposits 247
color 439,451
Colorado River (Gulf of California)
417, 439
Colorado River (Texas) 464, 475
Columbia River 364
Colville Trough 506, 507
composite paleosol 256
Subject Index
compound bar 46, 235
concave bench complex 161
condensed section 474
Congaree River 215, 217, 221
Congo River 364
connectedness, sandbody, see
interconnectedness
constriction avulsion 143
constructivist facies models 202
contact matrix 39
convergent-margin basins 386-392
Cook Formation 496
Cook Inlet 386, 390, 391, 417, 486,
487, 496
Cooper Basin 484, 489, 493
Cormorant Formation 512
comstone 183
coset 81, 436
countercurrent ripple 116
counterpoint bar 141
Coyote Creek field 492, 493, 496
cratonic basins 412
crevasse
channel 132, 149, 219, 226, 229,
319, 437
splay 148, 149, 229, 237,437
splay, evolution of 174-175, 177
cross-channel bar 153, 195
Cumberland Marshes 171, 173,
237, 327, 328
cumulate paleosol 256
Cushing field 486
Cut Bank field 490, 496, 499-501
cutan 183
cutbank slope 133
Cutler Formation/Group
· 93, 135,
235, 236,401
cutoff, meander 8, 11, 14, 361
Cuyo Basin 389, 486, 497
cycle of erosion 12, 13, 14, 59
cyclothem
causes of 477
duration 252, 476
history of concept 27, 28
Illinois� type 263, 264
Late Paleozoic 74, 263,446,463
major 68, 264, 476
minor 68, 264, 476, 477
tectonic 59, 271, 404
"D" Sandstone 484, 491, 496, 501506
Dakota Sandstone 407, 502
Danube River 419
Daqing field 479, 486, 493, 497,
515-517
De Re Metallica 6, 7
Dead Sea 416, 424, 429, 443
Death Valley 189, 190, 206, 207,
248, 415
debris fl ow (sediment�gravity flow)
and alluvial fans 245-248, 313
and clbnate 425, 427, 429, 430
bounding surfaces (Contd,)
drawing of 76-77
shape of 131, 151
box canyon 139, 435
Brahmaputra River 30, 51, 54, 63,
72, 114, 436
bar-top model 156, 160
crevasse channels 173
flute scours 166
levees 172
scale 151, 238, 333
tectonic setting 364, 404, 414
braid delta 246, 415, 430, 450, 491,
509
braided: history of term 14, 15
braiding
causes of 192, 194, 361
index 15, 195
parameter 195, 198
Brazeau-Paskapoo formations 408
Brazos River 29, 215
break-out 370
Breathitt Group 463
Brent field 485, 497, 510
Brent Group 384, 480, 497, 512
bright-spot 305
Bronson-Xenia field 284
Brownstones 43, 44
Buck Tongue 471
Budleigh Salterton Pebble Beds
143, 145, 215, 430, 442
bundles, cycle 445, 446
Buntsandstein 53, 144, 226, 244
burst-sweep cycle 21, 37-38, 61, 62
Bush City field 486
Cagayan Basin 387
caliche, as lithofacies 127, 128
Candeias field 288
cannel coal 180
cannibalism 403
Canterbury Plains 192, 358, 457,
471
Cafiizar Sanstone 308
Caiio Lim6n field 486
carbonaceous mudstone 127
carbonate, freshwater 127, 129
Cardium Formation 68, 465
Carrot River 327
Caseyville Formation 496
Castisent Sandstone 40, 224
Castlegate Sandstone
autogenic processes 323, 325
macroform model 151, 158, 299
paleogeography 366
sequences 264, 265, 268, 462,
463, 467, 468, 471, 472
Catahoula Formation 262, 382
catastrophism 10
catena 184, 252, 440
Catskill Formation 24
CB-type field 292, 488, 489, 490,
492-493, 494, 496, 497, 513-521
Central African Rift System 394
Central Lowlands 417
Central Tertiary Basin 394
channel
architectural element 131-139,
256
classification of 15, 94-95, 195198
classification, history of 32, 45,
49
clustering 461
hierarchy 43, 133, 135
in seismic data 289-292
scales 334
channel�fill cycles 136, 148, 323,
326
Cherokee Group 416, 479, 480, 485,
486,493,506
Cheyenne Valley field 491, 496
Chinle Formation 442, 443, 451,
465
choking avulsion 143
chronosome 45
chute
bar, gravel 105, 217
channel 132, 141,217
cutoff 317, 360
Cimarron River 193, 433
Citronelle field 485, 493, 496
clast-supported gravel 106
clastic dyke 183
clastic wedge 479, 480-482
clay ball 432
clayeyness 274
Clearwater Sea 481
Clifford-Siaana field/trend 486, 487
climatic criteria 425-426
climbing ripple 72
clotted mud 240
cluster analysis 40
coal
and tectonics 351-352
as architectural element 170,
179-184
as climatic indicator 438, 439440, 442
as lithofacies 127, 129
as marker bed 273
in stratigraphic sequences 472,
474
origin of 52, 55
coarsening�upward cycle 40-41,
50, 256, 258, 259
collision�related basins 395-402
and petroleum 486-487
colluvial deposits 247
color 439,451
Colorado River (Gulf of California)
417, 439
Colorado River (Texas) 464, 475
Columbia River 364
Colville Trough 506, 507
composite paleosol 256
Subject Index
compound bar 46, 235
concave bench complex 161
condensed section 474
Congaree River 215, 217, 221
Congo River 364
connectedness, sandbody, see
interconnectedness
constriction avulsion 143
constructivist facies models 202
contact matrix 39
convergent-margin basins 386-392
Cook Formation 496
Cook Inlet 386, 390, 391, 417, 486,
487, 496
Cooper Basin 484, 489, 493
Cormorant Formation 512
comstone 183
coset 81, 436
countercurrent ripple 116
counterpoint bar 141
Coyote Creek field 492, 493, 496
cratonic basins 412
crevasse
channel 132, 149, 219, 226, 229,
319, 437
splay 148, 149, 229, 237,437
splay, evolution of 174-175, 177
cross-channel bar 153, 195
Cumberland Marshes 171, 173,
237, 327, 328
cumulate paleosol 256
Cushing field 486
Cut Bank field 490, 496, 499-501
cutan 183
cutbank slope 133
Cutler Formation/Group
· 93, 135,
235, 236,401
cutoff, meander 8, 11, 14, 361
Cuyo Basin 389, 486, 497
cycle of erosion 12, 13, 14, 59
cyclothem
causes of 477
duration 252, 476
history of concept 27, 28
Illinois� type 263, 264
Late Paleozoic 74, 263,446,463
major 68, 264, 476
minor 68, 264, 476, 477
tectonic 59, 271, 404
"D" Sandstone 484, 491, 496, 501506
Dakota Sandstone 407, 502
Danube River 419
Daqing field 479, 486, 493, 497,
515-517
De Re Metallica 6, 7
Dead Sea 416, 424, 429, 443
Death Valley 189, 190, 206, 207,
248, 415
debris fl ow (sediment�gravity flow)
and alluvial fans 245-248, 313
and clbnate 425, 427, 429, 430