The rock-avalanche of February 1995 at Claix (French Alps): Sedimentology;Sedimentologie d'une avalanche rocheuse survenue en Fevrier 1995 a Claix (Alpes Françaises)

Quaternaire

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 75-83

  Bertran, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

French Alps; Microfacies; Rock avalanche; Sedimentology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344050833     PISSN: 11422904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3406/quate.1996.2061     Document Type: Article

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