Depositional environment of the Fincastle conglomerate near Roanoke, Virginia
By: by Chrysa M. Cullather.
Series: U.S. Geological Survey bulletin -- 1839-H; Evolution of sedimentary basins--Appalachian basin
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1992
Place of publication: [Washington]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Conglomerate -- Virginia -- Fincastle County.; Conglomerate -- Appalachian Region, Southern.; Sedimentation and deposition -- Virginia -- Fincastle County.; Sedimentation and deposition -- Appalachian Region, Southern.; Facies (Geology) -- Virginia -- Fincastle County.; Facies (Geology) -- Appalachian Region, Southern.; Geology, Stratigraphic -- Ordovician.
Description: A description of the depositional setting of the synorogenic Ordovician Fincastle conglomerate found in the eastern overthrust belt of Virginia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-16).