The southeastern margin of the Cretaceous Yongdong Basin, Korea: A lacustrine fan-delta system

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 61-74

  Kim, Bok Chul ^a   Yu, Kang Min ^b   Chun, Hee Young ^a   Choi, Sung Ja ^a   Kim, Yoo Bong ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Fan delta slope; Lacustrine fan delta; Prodelta basin plain; Stream dominated alluvial fan; Yongdong Basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005895828     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02910478     Document Type: Article

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