Recognizing soft-sediment structures in deformed rocks of orogens

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 271-279

  Waldron, John W F ^a   Gagnon, Jean François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Folds; Liquefaction; Overprinting; Slope processes; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

CLASS 1; FOLDS; METAMORPHIC GRADE; MUD LAYER; OROGENS; OVERPRINTING; PASSIVE CONTINENTAL MARGIN; PHYSICAL STATE; SEDIMENT STRUCTURES; SLOPE PROCESSES; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SUBDUCTION ZONES; TECTONIC DEFORMATIONS; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEFORMATION; GEOMETRY; LIQUEFACTION; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SAND; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; TECTONICS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; LIQUEFACTION; MUD; OROGENY; OVERPRINTING; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SLOPE DYNAMICS;

EID: 79951682539     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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