The 'aggradational highstand systems tract' (AHST): A peculiar feature of highly-supplied growth fault-bounded basin fills

GeoActa

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 83-89

  Zecchin, Massimo ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OCEANOGRAFIA E DI GEOFISICA SPERIMENTALE OGS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggradational highstand systems tract; Growth fault bounded basins; Sequence stratigraphy; Tectonic control; Zinga type sequence

Indexed keywords

BASIN FILL; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; EUSTACY; FLOODING; GROWTH FAULT; NORMAL FAULT; PASSIVE MARGIN; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SYSTEMS TRACT; TECTONICS; TRANSGRESSION;

EID: 44249126289     PISSN: 17218039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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