Bryant Canyon fan system: An unconfined, large river-sourced system in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 340-358

  Lee, Gwang H ^a   Watkins, Joel S ^b   Bryant, William R ^b  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANYON; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; MARINE SEDIMENT; PLEISTOCENE; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE;

GULF OF MEXICO, BRYANT CANYON;

EID: 0029749101     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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