Trench-slope controlled deep-sea clastics in the exposed lower Surma Group in the southeastern fold belt of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 127, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 221-236

  Gani, M Royhan ^a   Alam, M Mustafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Accretionary prism; Bengal Basin; Slope apron; Surma Group

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DEEP SEA; MARINE SEDIMENT; PROGRADATION;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0033391419     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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