Mass movement-induced fold-and-thrust belt structures in unconsolidated sediments in Lake Lucerne (Switzerland)

Sedimentology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-289

  Schnellmann, Michael ^a   Anselmetti, Flavio S ^a   Giardini, Domenico ^b   McKenzie, Judith A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fold and thrust belt; Gravity spreading; High resolution seismic data; Lacustrine sedimentation; Massflow; Translational slide

Indexed keywords

LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MASS MOVEMENT; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; UNCONSOLIDATED MEDIUM;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE LUCERNE; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 17444392822     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2004.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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