Determining the origin of soft-sediment deformation structures: A case study from Upper Carboniferous delta deposits in south-west Wales, UK

Terra Nova

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-245

  Owen, Geraint ^a   Moretti, Massimo ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; DEFORMATION; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; EARTHQUAKE TRIGGER; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44649178346     PISSN: 09544879     EISSN: 13653121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3121.2008.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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