Sedimentology and kinematics of a large, retrogressive growth-fault system in Upper Carboniferous deltaic sediments, western Ireland

Sedimentology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1343-1358

  Wignall, P B ^a   Best, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deltaic; Growth fault; Retrogressive; Upper Carboniferous

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DELTA; FAULT ZONE; KINEMATICS; SEDIMENTATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11144331542     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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