Recognition of trigger mechanisms for soft-sediment deformation in the Pleistocene lacustrine deposits of the Sant'Arcangelo Basin (Southern Italy): Seismic shock vs. overloading

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 196, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 31-45

  Moretti, M ^a   Sabato, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early Pleistocene; Lacustrine deposits; Overloading; Seismites; Soft sediment deformation structures; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FACIES ANALYSIS; INFILL; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SEISMICITY; SEISMITE; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

NEPTUNIA;

EID: 33847384604     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2006.05.012     Document Type: Article

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