Right: Distribution and frequency of point bar thickness measurements in the McMurray Formation. Below: Example of a McMurray Fm. Middle Member point bar deposit overlying Devonian bedrock; lateral accretion surfaces lined in white. Thickness of bar deposit is 45 m. Normalized Frequency (%) 16 14 12 10 mean = 38 m n = 100 McMurray Point-Bar Scales 60 40 20 10 20 30 40 50 60 Point-Bar Thickness (m) 100 80 70 0 80 Cumulative Frequency (%)

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Right: Distribution and frequency of point bar
thickness measurements in the McMurray
Formation.
Below: Example of a McMurray Fm. Middle
Member point bar deposit overlying Devonian
bedrock; lateral accretion surfaces lined in white.
Thickness of bar deposit is 45 m.
Devonian bedrock
Normalized Frequency (%)
16
ONASS ON:
14
12
10
8
O
mean = 38 m
n = 100
McMurray
Point-Bar
Scales
10 20 30 40 50 60
Point-Bar Thickness (m)
Athabasca River
100
80
60
40
Cumulative Frequency (%)
20
70 80
Transcribed Image Text:Right: Distribution and frequency of point bar thickness measurements in the McMurray Formation. Below: Example of a McMurray Fm. Middle Member point bar deposit overlying Devonian bedrock; lateral accretion surfaces lined in white. Thickness of bar deposit is 45 m. Devonian bedrock Normalized Frequency (%) 16 ONASS ON: 14 12 10 8 O mean = 38 m n = 100 McMurray Point-Bar Scales 10 20 30 40 50 60 Point-Bar Thickness (m) Athabasca River 100 80 60 40 Cumulative Frequency (%) 20 70 80
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