Experimental soft-sediment deformation: Structures formed by the liquefaction of unconsolidated sands and some ancient examples

Sedimentology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-293

  Owen, Geraint ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZATION; LIQUEFACTION; RECUMBENT FOLD; SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SOFT SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; STRATIFICATION;

EID: 0029730715     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1996.d01-5.x     Document Type: Article

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