Late Cenozoic evolution of the Nankai trench-slope system: Evidence from sand petrography and clay mineralogy

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 244, Issue , 2005, Pages 113-129

  Underwood, Michael B ^a   Fergusson, Christopher L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; CLAY MINERAL; PETROGRAPHY; SUBDUCTION ZONE; SUBMARINE SLOPE; SUBMARINE TROUGH;

NANKAI TROUGH; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

EID: 23844498516     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2005.244.01.07     Document Type: Review

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