Sedimentary patterns and geometries of the Bahamian outer carbonate ramp (Miocene-Lower Pliocene, Great Bahama Bank)

Sedimentology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1127-1143

  Betzler, Christian ^a   Reijmer, John J G ^b   Bernet, Karin ^c   Eberli, Gregor P ^c   Anselmetti, Flavio S ^d  

^a Geologisch Palaontologisches Inst   (Germany)

^b GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bahama carbonate platform; Carbonate ramp; Cyclicity; Neogene; Sea level changes; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; CYCLIC SEDIMENTATION; NEOGENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITE;

BAHAMAS;

EID: 0033508839     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.1999.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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