Abstract
Two types of deposits of intertidal or near-tidal origin are presently recognized in the Lower Devonian Karheen Formation of the northwest coastal area of Prince of Wales Island in the Alexander Archipelago of Alaska. One is lithic sandstone-red mudstone cycles from 1 to 3 meters thick; the second is about 150 meters of alternating red and green stromatolitic, calcareous mudstone with ubiquitous mud cracks.
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Ovenshine, A.T. (1975). Tidal Origin of Parts of the Karheen Formation (Lower Devonian), Southeastern Alaska. In: Ginsburg, R.N. (eds) Tidal Deposits. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88494-8_15
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