Widespread syn-sedimentary deformation on a muddy deep-water basin-floor: The vischkuil formation (Permian), Karoo Basin, South Africa

Basin Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 389-406

  van der Merwe, Willem C ^a   Hodgson, D M ^a   Flint, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; BASIN EVOLUTION; CLASTIC SEDIMENT; DECOLLEMENT; DEEP WATER FORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; LITHOFACIES; MARKER BED; MASS MOVEMENT; PERMIAN; SUBMARINE SLOPE; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; TECTONIC SETTING;

AFRICA; KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 67651113969     PISSN: 0950091X     EISSN: 13652117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2117.2009.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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