Glacigenic clast fabrics: Genetic fingerprint or wishful thinking?

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-135

  Bennett, Matthew R ^a   Waller, Richard I ^a   Glasser, Neil F ^b   Hambrey, Michael J ^c   Huddart, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clast fabrics; Eigenvalues; Glacigenic diamictons

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DIAMICTON; EIGENVALUE; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0033103019     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199903)14:2<125::AID-JQS426>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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