Anatomy, geometry and sequence stratigraphy of basin floor to slope turbidite systems, Tanqua Karoo, South Africa

Sedimentology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 987-1023

  Johnson, Stephen David ^a,b   Flint, Stephen ^a   Hinds, David ^a,c   De Ville Wickens, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Architectural elements; Correlation; Karoo Basin; Sequence stratigraphy; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

BASIN FILL; PERMIAN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE;

KAROO BASIN; SOUTH AFRICA; TANQUA;

EID: 0034753919     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2001.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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