Structure and depositional processes of a gravelly tsunami deposit in a shallow marine setting: Lower Cretaceous Miyako Group, Japan-discussion

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 201, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 485-487

  Le Roux, J P ^a   Vargas, G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; TSUNAMI;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 34848901084     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2007.04.002     Document Type: Note

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