Lithofacies and origin of late quaternary mass transport deposits in submarine canyons, central Scotian Slope, Canada

Sedimentology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-38

  Jenner, Kimberley A ^a   Piper, David J W ^a   Campbell, D Calvin ^a   Mosher, David C ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Debrisflow; Facies; Slide; Slump; Submarine canyon; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; DEBRIS FLOW; DIAMICTON; LITHOFACIES; MASS TRANSPORT; QUATERNARY; SUBMARINE CANYON; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SCOTIA SLOPE;

EID: 33846281603     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00819.x     Document Type: Article

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