Soft sediment deformational structures in the lacustrine deposits of Ziro valley, Lesser Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh

Journal of the Geological Society of India

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-78

  Luirei, Khayingshing ^a   Bhakuni, S S ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Arunachal Pradesh; Eastern Himalaya; Lacustrine deposits; Liquefaction; Seismites; Soft sediment deformational structures; Ziro valley

Indexed keywords

COHESIONLESS SEDIMENT; DEFORMATION; DIKE; EARTHQUAKE; GEODYNAMICS; GRAIN SIZE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LIQUEFACTION; SILT;

ARUNACHAL PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; LESSER HIMALAYAS; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34548583505     PISSN: 00167622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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