Structural control on syn-rift sedimentation, northwestern Red Sea margin, Egypt

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1018-1034

  Khalil, S M ^a   McClay, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coarse grained delta; Drainage system; Palaeocurrent; Red Sea; Structural control

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED DELTA; DRAINAGE SYSTEM; PALAEOCURRENT; RED SEA; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

ARID REGIONS; BUILDINGS; DRAINAGE; FANS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BASEMENT ROCK; BLOCK ROTATION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DRAINAGE NETWORK; FAN DELTA; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIOCENE; NORMAL FAULT; PALEOCURRENT; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENTATION; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT];

EID: 67349128058     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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