Micromorphology of a debris flow deposit: evidence of basal shearing, hydrofracturing, liquefaction and rotational deformation during emplacement

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 720-738

  Phillips, Emrys ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LIQUEFACTION; MORPHOLOGY; SAND;

FLOW DEPOSIT; GLACIOFLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; HYDROFRACTURING; MICROMORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS;

DEBRIS;

DEBRIS FLOW; RESEARCH; SEDIMENT; SUBGLACIAL DEPOSIT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646488103     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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