Subject Index
513-515
Little Sulphur Creek .Basin 394, 395
Llanos Basin 387
Llanos Orientales Basin 486
lobe,f an 312,313, 315, 491
lobe, gravel l 05
loess 9
longitudinal gravel sheet 102, 103
longitudinal transport, see axial
transport
losimean fan 247, 248
Loup River 436
Lower Muddy Sandstone 496, 502
lowstand systems tract 459, 466469
LST 459
Lunde Formation 268
Luzon Central Valley 386
LWST 459
Mackenzie River 364
macroform
cycle 323, 326
definition of 42
macroscale set 81
Madison River 348
Madura Basin 392
Magdalena River 171, 172, 173, 232,
236
Magellanes Basin 389, 390
magnetostratigraphy 73, 74, 293,
296, 297, 298
Mahakam River 386
Main Consolidated field 489, 491,
496
major (erosion) surface 4� 87
Malcolm River 356, 357
Mallalieu field 493, 496
Mancos Shale 407, 462, 480, 482
Mannville Sandstone
and anastomosed models 53,
279-280
and petroleum 479, 484,490, 491,
495,496,498
enhanced production of 304
incised valleys 136, 465, 467, 484,
490, 491, 495,496,498
log character 275
Maracaibo Basin 401
Maraii6n Basin 387
Markham Valley 403
Markov chain analysis 31, 39, 121,
325
mass balance 372
massive sandstone 123, 139
master bedding surface 66, 70
matrix-supported gravel 106
maturity, pedogenic 45, 68, 73
maximum flooding surface 459,
467, 474
McDonald Draw field 486
meander
evolution of 8, 11, 63
migration 155, 159, 161, 164, 229,
317, 347
wavelength 330, 331
Meander River 6, 318
meanderbelt width 333
meandering rivers
fluvial style 219-229
history of term 14
Medicine River field 486
Mediterranean climate 450
Meervlakte Basin 387
megacycle 252, 253, 259, 261, 270,
311, 384
megacyclothem 68, 476
megaevent 58, 60
megaripple 62
megasequence, see megacycle
Mekong·River 364, 370
Melville Island Group 419
Mesa Rica Sandstone 467
Mesa Verde Group 365, 366, 406,
407' 462, 480
mesoevent 60
mesoform, definition of 42
Mesopotamia 399, 400
mesoscale set 81
mesothem 68, 252,265, 266, 267,
476
Messla field 492, 497, 508,509
Meuse River 326, 448, 469, 471
MFS 459
microevent 60
microform, definition of 42
microscale set 81
MicroScanner, Schlumberger 85,
298
Middle Ground field 486
Midland Basin 496
Midland field 491
Midland Valley 386, 411
Milankovitch cycle
and bounding surfaces 62, 82
and climate change 421, 444-447
and gladoeustasy 260
and sequence stratigraphy 476,
477
time scale 62, 68, 82, 251, 252,
261, 476, 477
Milk River 158
Miller field 493
minor (erosion) surface 44, 85
Mississippi delta 65, 67, 68
sedimentation rate 72, 73, 74
Mississippi River
avulsion of channels 318-319,
347
floodplain deposits 169, 172, 173,
176, 177, 178, 321
hierarchy of units in 85
historical investigations 8, 9, 11,
25,27
incised valley 358, 469, 483
meander patterns 14, 169
sediment load 11
slope of 357
579
tectonic setting 364, 419
Mississippi-Missouri system, sediment sources 367,369, 382
mixed�load stream 15, SO, 196
mobile channel 48, 94, 341
model
actualistic facies, history of 26,
31
alluvial architecture 327-342,
492
Bijou Creek-type river 33, 54,
163
Brahmaputra River, bar-top 156,
160
Castlegate Sandstone, macroform
151, 158
channel 49
climatic 421, 422
constructivist facies 202
Donjek�type river 31
facies, principle of 39
fan evolution 84, 252, 258-259,
311-317, 344-346
floodplain evolution 320-321,
325,328
flume 100, 141-143, 361
flume, gravel-bed braided river
141-143
grid-block 282
oil and gas field classification
488,489
paleogeographic 412-419
pedofacies 45, 46, 184, 187
Platte-type river 200, 234-235,
434
production 303, 492, 493, 509,
513
sand-belt 252, 254
Scott-type river 199, 208
sediment supply and transfer
372-376
sequence 338, 453-478
South Saskatchewan-type river
31, 35, 41, SO, 200, 235, 238, 434
molasse 9, 12, 27, 477
Molasse (Alpine) 364,365, 397,
399, 404, 419
Molteno Formation 267,408
monsoon 423
moraine 130, 432
Moray Firth basin 497
Morrison Formation 43, 54, 134,
165,238,240,281, 322,435
Morrow Sandstone 289, 290, 487,
491, 496
mosaic, facies 288
Mowry Shale 503
mud braid 233, 240, 438
mudflow, early observations 18, 31
Murray River 356, 357, 364
Murrumbidgee River 36, 318
513-515
Little Sulphur Creek .Basin 394, 395
Llanos Basin 387
Llanos Orientales Basin 486
lobe,f an 312,313, 315, 491
lobe, gravel l 05
loess 9
longitudinal gravel sheet 102, 103
longitudinal transport, see axial
transport
losimean fan 247, 248
Loup River 436
Lower Muddy Sandstone 496, 502
lowstand systems tract 459, 466469
LST 459
Lunde Formation 268
Luzon Central Valley 386
LWST 459
Mackenzie River 364
macroform
cycle 323, 326
definition of 42
macroscale set 81
Madison River 348
Madura Basin 392
Magdalena River 171, 172, 173, 232,
236
Magellanes Basin 389, 390
magnetostratigraphy 73, 74, 293,
296, 297, 298
Mahakam River 386
Main Consolidated field 489, 491,
496
major (erosion) surface 4� 87
Malcolm River 356, 357
Mallalieu field 493, 496
Mancos Shale 407, 462, 480, 482
Mannville Sandstone
and anastomosed models 53,
279-280
and petroleum 479, 484,490, 491,
495,496,498
enhanced production of 304
incised valleys 136, 465, 467, 484,
490, 491, 495,496,498
log character 275
Maracaibo Basin 401
Maraii6n Basin 387
Markham Valley 403
Markov chain analysis 31, 39, 121,
325
mass balance 372
massive sandstone 123, 139
master bedding surface 66, 70
matrix-supported gravel 106
maturity, pedogenic 45, 68, 73
maximum flooding surface 459,
467, 474
McDonald Draw field 486
meander
evolution of 8, 11, 63
migration 155, 159, 161, 164, 229,
317, 347
wavelength 330, 331
Meander River 6, 318
meanderbelt width 333
meandering rivers
fluvial style 219-229
history of term 14
Medicine River field 486
Mediterranean climate 450
Meervlakte Basin 387
megacycle 252, 253, 259, 261, 270,
311, 384
megacyclothem 68, 476
megaevent 58, 60
megaripple 62
megasequence, see megacycle
Mekong·River 364, 370
Melville Island Group 419
Mesa Rica Sandstone 467
Mesa Verde Group 365, 366, 406,
407' 462, 480
mesoevent 60
mesoform, definition of 42
Mesopotamia 399, 400
mesoscale set 81
mesothem 68, 252,265, 266, 267,
476
Messla field 492, 497, 508,509
Meuse River 326, 448, 469, 471
MFS 459
microevent 60
microform, definition of 42
microscale set 81
MicroScanner, Schlumberger 85,
298
Middle Ground field 486
Midland Basin 496
Midland field 491
Midland Valley 386, 411
Milankovitch cycle
and bounding surfaces 62, 82
and climate change 421, 444-447
and gladoeustasy 260
and sequence stratigraphy 476,
477
time scale 62, 68, 82, 251, 252,
261, 476, 477
Milk River 158
Miller field 493
minor (erosion) surface 44, 85
Mississippi delta 65, 67, 68
sedimentation rate 72, 73, 74
Mississippi River
avulsion of channels 318-319,
347
floodplain deposits 169, 172, 173,
176, 177, 178, 321
hierarchy of units in 85
historical investigations 8, 9, 11,
25,27
incised valley 358, 469, 483
meander patterns 14, 169
sediment load 11
slope of 357
579
tectonic setting 364, 419
Mississippi-Missouri system, sediment sources 367,369, 382
mixed�load stream 15, SO, 196
mobile channel 48, 94, 341
model
actualistic facies, history of 26,
31
alluvial architecture 327-342,
492
Bijou Creek-type river 33, 54,
163
Brahmaputra River, bar-top 156,
160
Castlegate Sandstone, macroform
151, 158
channel 49
climatic 421, 422
constructivist facies 202
Donjek�type river 31
facies, principle of 39
fan evolution 84, 252, 258-259,
311-317, 344-346
floodplain evolution 320-321,
325,328
flume 100, 141-143, 361
flume, gravel-bed braided river
141-143
grid-block 282
oil and gas field classification
488,489
paleogeographic 412-419
pedofacies 45, 46, 184, 187
Platte-type river 200, 234-235,
434
production 303, 492, 493, 509,
513
sand-belt 252, 254
Scott-type river 199, 208
sediment supply and transfer
372-376
sequence 338, 453-478
South Saskatchewan-type river
31, 35, 41, SO, 200, 235, 238, 434
molasse 9, 12, 27, 477
Molasse (Alpine) 364,365, 397,
399, 404, 419
Molteno Formation 267,408
monsoon 423
moraine 130, 432
Moray Firth basin 497
Morrison Formation 43, 54, 134,
165,238,240,281, 322,435
Morrow Sandstone 289, 290, 487,
491, 496
mosaic, facies 288
Mowry Shale 503
mud braid 233, 240, 438
mudflow, early observations 18, 31
Murray River 356, 357, 364
Murrumbidgee River 36, 318