Calciclastic submarine fans: An integrated overview

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 86, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 203-246

  Payros, Aitor ^a   Pujalte, Victoriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

calciclastic submarine fan; carbonate ramp; carbonate slope; controlling factors; facies model; sediment gravity flow deposit

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; GRAVITY FLOW; SUBMARINE FAN; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 36849074228     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2007.09.001     Document Type: Review

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