Tepees in peritidal carbonates: Origin via earthquake-induced deformation, with example from the Middle Cambrian of western Canada

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 153, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 57-64

  Pratt, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Deformation; Earthquakes; Facies; Limestones; Platforms; Rocky Mountains; Seismicity; Tidal flats

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; CARBONATE; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; GROUND MOTION; SEISMICITY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TIDAL FLAT;

CANADA;

EID: 0036845029     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00318-4     Document Type: Article

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