Earthquake-related soft-sediment deformation structures in Palaeogene on the continental shelf of the East China Sea

Frontiers of Earth Science in China

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-186

  Li, Shanshan ^a   Du, Yuansheng ^a   Zhang, Zhe ^a   Wu, Jinhua ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake; East China Sea shelf; Palaeogene; Seismites; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE; FRACTURE; PALEOGENE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SEISMITE; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EAST CHINA SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 44649192951     PISSN: 20950195     EISSN: 20950209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11707-008-0026-9     Document Type: Article

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