Bed geometry used to test recognition criteria of turbidites and (sandy) debrites

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 163-174

  Amy, L A ^a,b   Talling, P J ^a   Peakall, J ^b   Wynn, R B ^c   Arzola Thynne, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed geometry; Debris flow; Sedimentary facies; Turbidity current

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; PARTICLE SETTLING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

EID: 23844539711     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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