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Facies Characterization

Facies Characterization is the systematic analysis and classification of sedimentary rock units based on distinctive lithological, textural, and paleoenvironmental attributes to infer depositional environments and geological history within a stratigraphic framework.

439

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23.6K

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1.1K

Authors

452

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2017–2026

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Facies Characterisation

Parents

Publications

439

Architectural-element analysis: A new method of facies analysis applied to fluvial deposits

Andrew D. Miall · Earth-Science Reviews · 1985 · 2.1K citations

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Sedimentary Environments and Facies

David J. Bottjer, H. G. Reading · Palaios · 1986 · 1.1K citations

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Sedimentary environments and facies

F SCHOEMAN, Jocelyn Thornton · Earth-Science Reviews · 1987 · 696 citations

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Sedimentary environments and facies

I Nick McCave · Marine Geology · 1979 · 565 citations

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Synthetic sonic logs; a process for stratigraphic interpretation

Roy O. Lindseth · Geophysics · 1979 · 470 citations

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Authors

1.1K

  1. TA
    Thomas Aigner

    University of Tübingen, Germany

    3 publications · 93 citations

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  2. AS
    Abdulrahman S. Alsharhan

    United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates

    3 publications · 83 citations

    3

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  3. SM
    Steven M. Holland

    University of Georgia, United States

    3 publications · 248 citations

    3

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  4. FB
    Frédéric Boulvain

    University of Liège, Belgium

    3 publications · 78 citations

    3

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  5. DG
    Dengliang Gao

    West Virginia University, United States

    3 publications · 121 citations

    3

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Institutions

452

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    948 citations

  2. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    898 citations

  3. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    744 citations

  4. University of Liverpool

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    418 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    470 citations

  6. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    533 citations

  7. University of Liège

    Liège, Belgium

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    177 citations

  8. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    734 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Sedimentary Research

    JSR · 28 publications · 1.9K citations

    21

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  2. AAPG Bulletin

    34 publications · 1K citations

    19

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  3. Sedimentary Geology

    21 publications · 1.3K citations

    18

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  4. Sedimentology

    20 publications · 1.1K citations

    17

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  5. Geological Society London Special Publications

    14 publications · 557 citations

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