Element migration in turbidite systems: Random or systematic depositional processes?

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-368

  Labourdette, Richard ^a   Bez, Martine ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METALS;

DEGREE OF CONFINEMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; MATHEMATICAL RELATIONSHIP; PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS; RESERVOIR ARCHITECTURE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTIC; STACKING ARCHITECTURE; VERTICAL MOVEMENT COMPONENTS;

DEPOSITION;

CHANNEL; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GEOMETRY; PARTICLE SETTLING; RESERVOIR; TURBIDITE;

AFRICA;

EID: 77950318728     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09010909035     Document Type: Article

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