Sedimentology, stratigraphic occurrence and origin of linked debrites in the West Crocker Formation (Oligo-Miocene), Sabah, NW Borneo

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1957-1973

  Jackson, Christopher A L ^a   Zakaria, A Adli ^a,b   Johnson, Howard D ^a   Tongkul, Felix ^c   Crevello, Paul D ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PETRONAS CARIGALI SDN BHD   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^d BPC Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Debrite; Gravity flow; Linked debrite; Submarine fan; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EMBANKMENTS; FLOORS; LEVEES; OCEAN CURRENTS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINES;

DEBRITE; GRAVITY FLOWS; LINKED DEBRITE; SUBMARINE FANS; TURBIDITE;

DEBRIS;

BEDLOAD; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEBRIS FLOW; DEPOSITION; LAMINAR-TURBULENT TRANSITION; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE FAN; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ASIA; BORNEO; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 70350147318     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.02.019     Document Type: Article

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