Origin, sedimentary processes and depositional evolution of the Agadir turbidite system, central eastern Atlantic

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 929-939

  Ercilla, G ^a,b   Alonso, B ^a,b   Perez Belzuz, F ^a,b   Estrada, F ^a,b   Baraza, J ^a,b   Farran, M ^a,b   Canals, M ^b,c   Masson, D ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Unidad Asociada de Geociencias Marinas   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deposition environment; East Atlantic; Sedimentary processes; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032460773     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.6.0929     Document Type: Article

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