Recognition of an early Holocene polygonal fault system in Lake Superior: Implications for the compaction of fine-grained sediments

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 253-256

  Cartwright, Joseph ^a   Wattrus, Nigel ^b   Rausch, Deborah ^a   Bolton, Alastair ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clays; Compaction; Faults; Holocene; Pockmarks

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE POLYGON FAULT SYSTEMS;

CLAY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GLACIERS; SEDIMENTS;

GEOLOGY;

CLAY; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; FAULTING; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GLACIOLACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; HOLOCENE; POCKMARK;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 1842480340     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20121.1     Document Type: Article

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