Gravitational sliding on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at the Kane Transform: Implications for submarine basin-slope degradation and deformation

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-176

  Gao, Dengliang ^a  

^a MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; GRAVITATION; LITHOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SONAR;

GRAVITATIONAL SLIDING; KANE TRANSFORM; SONAR IMAGERY;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE;

EID: 33244473289     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08190504133     Document Type: Article

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