Oceanography, bathymetry and syndepositional tectonics of a Precambrian intracratonic basin: Integrating sediments, storms, earthquakes, and tsunamis in the Belt Supergroup (Helena Formation, ca. 1.45 Ga), Western North America

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2001, Pages 371-394

  Pratt, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Earthquakes; Paleoceanography; Precambrian; Storms; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; BATHYMETRY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMICITY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TSUNAMI;

CANADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744418088     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(01)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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