Distribution of soft-sediment deformation structures in clinoform successions of the Permian Ecca Group, Karoo Basin, South Africa

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 314-330

  Oliveira, Carlos M M ^a,b   Hodgson, David M ^a   Flint, Stephen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Clinoform rollover; Karoo Basin; Sediment remobilization; Soft sediment deformation structures

Indexed keywords

CLINOFORM ROLLOVER; FLAME STRUCTURE; IN-SITU; KAROO BASIN; LATERAL MOVEMENT; PERMIAN; SHOREFACE; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION STRUCTURES; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL MOVEMENT;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEFORMATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEFORMATION; DEPOCENTER; PERMIAN; REMOBILIZATION; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITE;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

TANQUA;

EID: 79952443929     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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