Sedimentary processes on a Gilbert-type delta in Lake Llanquihue, southern Chile

Revista Geologica de Chile

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-31

  Rojas, Eduardo ^a   Le Roux, Jacobus P ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gilbert delta; Lake; Sediment transport; Sedimentary facies; Southern Chile

Indexed keywords

DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 16344377345     PISSN: 07160208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-02082005000100002     Document Type: Article

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