Syndepositional faulting in the Grès d'Annot Formation, SE France: High-resolution kinematic analysis and stratigraphic response to growth faulting

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 221, Issue , 2004, Pages 241-265

  Bouroullec, Renaud ^a   Cartwright, Joe A ^a   Johnson, Howard D ^a   Lansigu, Christophe ^b   Quémener, Jean Marie ^b   Savanier, Dominique ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; FAULTING; KINEMATICS; LITHOFACIES; SANDSTONE; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 2142761565     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.221.01.13     Document Type: Article

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