Fluidization structures produced by upward injection of sand through a sealing lithology

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 216, Issue , 2003, Pages 123-137

  Hurst, Andrew ^a   Cartwright, Joe ^b   Duranti, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASTIC DIKE; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FLUID INJECTION; FLUIDIZATION; MOBILIZATION; SEDIMENT;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0242305409     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.216.01.09     Document Type: Article

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