Sedimentology and geochemistry of extensive very coarse deepwater submarine fan sediments in the Middle Jurassic of Oman, emplaced by giant tsunami triggered by submarine mass flows

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 75-98

  Brookfield, M E ^a   Blechschmidt, I ^b   Hannigan, R ^c   Coniglio, M ^d   Simonson, B ^e   Wilson, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^e OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deposits; Jurassic; Oman; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

CHERT; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITION; HUMMOCKY CROSS-STRATIFICATION; JURASSIC; OOLITE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE FAN; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 33750145725     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.03.026     Document Type: Article

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