Aeolian dune development in an Albian arid coastal braidplain system in Serranía de Cuenca (Iberian Basin, Spain)

The Utrillas Sandstone Group is an Albian to Cenomanian clastic succession which is widely spread along most areas in the Iberian Basin. In the Southwestern sector (Serranía de Cuenca) an arid braidplain was developed and connected to the Tethys towards SE, thus some facies associations present tida...

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Autores: Bueno Cebollada, Carlos A., Meléndez Hevia, María Nieves
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/12406
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12406
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:551.3.051
Utrillas Group
Iberian Basin
Arid braidplain
Albian
Aeolian dunes
Grupo Utrillas
Cuenca Ibérica
Braidplain árido
Albiense
Dunas eólicas.
Geodinámica
2507 Geofísica
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Resumo:The Utrillas Sandstone Group is an Albian to Cenomanian clastic succession which is widely spread along most areas in the Iberian Basin. In the Southwestern sector (Serranía de Cuenca) an arid braidplain was developed and connected to the Tethys towards SE, thus some facies associations present tidal features. Aeolian dune development within the arid braidplain system was possible, although as a minor feature. This paper aims: 1) to describe the facies associations of the arid braidplain regarding their different origin, and 2) to study and interpret aeolian dune accumulations based on the granulometric study of 5 samples and on the outcrop study of the geometry and surfaces hierarchy.