Location of major deltas

Research Article| June 01, 1977 Location of major deltas M. G. Audley-Charles; M. G. Audley-Charles 1Geology Department, Imperial College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar J. R. Curray; J. R. Curray 2Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California 92037 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Evans G. Evans 3Geology Department, Imperial College, London, England Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information M. G. Audley-Charles 1Geology Department, Imperial College, London, England J. R. Curray 2Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California 92037 G. Evans 3Geology Department, Imperial College, London, England Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1977) 5 (6): 341–344. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<341:LOMD>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation M. G. Audley-Charles, J. R. Curray, G. Evans; Location of major deltas. Geology 1977;; 5 (6): 341–344. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1977)5<341:LOMD>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Analysis of major modern deltas in terms of drainage patterns supplying the delta and the tectonic setting of the deltaic accumulation reveals that there are four principal types: namely, (1) intracratonic and (2) rifted-continental-margin deltas with either Afrotype or Amerotype drainage, (3) marginal-basin deltas, and (4) deltas at the boundary between a craton and Mesozoic-Cenozoic orogenic belts with grain-parallel drainage. These different types of delta are expressed in the character of their basement and the lithostratigraphy of their deltaic pile. Recognition of these different delta types is useful for predicting the paleogeographic situation and structural history of ancient deltas. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.