North Carolina Shelf-Edge Sandstone: Age, Environment of Origin, and Relationship to Pre-existing Sea Levels

Research Article| August 01, 1975 North Carolina Shelf-Edge Sandstone: Age, Environment of Origin, and Relationship to Pre-existing Sea Levels IAN G. MACINTYRE; IAN G. MACINTYRE 1Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar BLAKE W. BLACKWELDER; BLAKE W. BLACKWELDER 2U.S. Geological Survey, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 20244 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar LYNTON S. LAND; LYNTON S. LAND 3Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar ROBERT STUCKENRATH ROBERT STUCKENRATH 4Radiation Biology Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information IAN G. MACINTYRE 1Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 BLAKE W. BLACKWELDER 2U.S. Geological Survey, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. 20244 LYNTON S. LAND 3Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 ROBERT STUCKENRATH 4Radiation Biology Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 01 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1975) 86 (8): 1073–1078. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1975)86<1073:NCSSAE>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 MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation IAN G. MACINTYRE, BLAKE W. BLACKWELDER, LYNTON S. LAND, ROBERT STUCKENRATH; North Carolina Shelf-Edge Sandstone: Age, Environment of Origin, and Relationship to Pre-existing Sea Levels. GSA Bulletin 1975;; 86 (8): 1073–1078. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1975)86<1073:NCSSAE>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 SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract Petrographic and geochemical characteristics and the molluscan assemblage of six sandstone samples indicate that sandstone occurring off the coast of North Carolina at the shelf break or along the shelf edge is the result of subtidal submarine lithification and did not form as intertidal beachrock. Therefore, a recently constructed sea-level curve for this area, which is based in part on radiocarbon-dated sandstone as intertidal beachrock, may contain anomalously deep data points. 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.