Progressive changes in sedimentary facies and stratal patterns along the strike-slip margin, northeastern Jinan Basin (Cretaceous), southwest Korea: Implications for differential subsidence

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 81-102

  Lee, S H ^a   Chough, S K ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alluvial fan; Coarse grained; Depositional architecture; Gilbert type delta; Steep gradient delta; Strike slip basin

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL FAN; BASIN FILL; CRETACEOUS; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

KOREA;

EID: 0032870460     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00087-6     Document Type: Article

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