Deep-water sediments and evolution of the Lower Triassic Xikou Formation in southwestern Fujian, China

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 639-647

  Li, Peijun ^a   Hou, Quanlin ^b   Sun, Shu ^b   Li, Jiliang ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Early Triassic; Isolated olistoliths; Sandy contourites; Southwestern Fujian; Turbidites; Xikou Formation

Indexed keywords

CONTOURITE; OLISTOLITH; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TRIASSIC; TURBIDITE;

CHINA;

EID: 0032463130     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02878747     Document Type: Article

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