Publication: [1745] Environment of deposition of selected sandstones and conglomerates in southern part of Cahaba Basin, Alabama




Documented Paleocurrents


# Continental Area Stratigraphic Level Total Records Period Latitude Longitude Tectonic Plate Deposition Environment Paleocurrent Type Lithology Formation
1 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.2 -87.25 North American marine shallow ripple marks sandstone
2 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.3 -86.85 North American marine shallow crossbedding sandstone
3 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.3 -87 North American marine shallow crossbedding sandstone
4 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.2 -87 North American marine shallow crossbedding sandstone
5 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.05 -87.5 North American marine shallow ripple marks sandstone
6 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.35 -86.85 North American marine shallow crossbedding sandstone
7 North American Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) 7 25915 33.05 -87.25 North American marine shallow ripple marks sandstone