Eolian action and the distribution of Cambrian shales in North America

Research Article| September 01, 1985 Eolian action and the distribution of Cambrian shales in North America R. W. Dalrymple; R. W. Dalrymple 1Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. M. Narbonne; G. M. Narbonne 1Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar L. Smith L. Smith 1Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information R. W. Dalrymple 1Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 G. M. Narbonne 1Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 L. Smith 1Department of Geological Sciences, Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1985) 13 (9): 607–610. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<607:EAATDO>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation R. W. Dalrymple, G. M. Narbonne, L. Smith; Eolian action and the distribution of Cambrian shales in North America. Geology 1985;; 13 (9): 607–610. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<607:EAATDO>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 Prolonged eolian action on the barren (prevegetation) craton provides a better explanation for the absence of shale in the Cambrian and Lower Ordovician orthoquartzite-carbonate suite of east-central and Arctic North America than does marine bypassing. It is hypothesized that paleo-trade winds transported much of the missing silt and clay to the southern and western United States and southwestern Canada, while the remainder diffused radially off the craton under the influence of variably directed storm winds. The distribution of shale in the Sauk sequence supports this and indicates that the orthoquartzite-carbonate suite of upwind regions is replaced by a shale-carbonate suite in downwind areas. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. 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.