Publication: [755] Structures of dunes at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico (and a comparison with structures of dunes from other selected areas)




Documented Paleocurrents


# Continental Area Stratigraphic Level Total Records Period Latitude Longitude Tectonic Plate Deposition Environment Paleocurrent Type Lithology Formation
1 North American Recent 7 47000 32.8 -106.2 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
2 North American Recent 7 47000 32.8 -106.5 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
3 North American Recent 7 47000 32.8 -106.4 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
4 North American Recent 7 47000 32.7 -106.4 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
5 North American Recent 7 47000 32.2 -106.4 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
6 North American Recent 7 47000 32.7 -106.3 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone
7 North American Recent 7 47000 32.8 -106.3 North American subaerial (eolian) crossbedding sandstone