Soft-sediment deformation in epicontinental carbonates as evidence of paleoseismicity with evidence for a possible new seismogenic indicator: Accordion folds

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 222-233

  Ettensohn, F R ^a   Zhang, C ^b   Gao, L ^c   Lierman, R T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicontinental carbonates; Paleoseismicity; Seismite; Seismogenic indicator; Soft sediment deformation

Indexed keywords

EPICONTINENTAL CARBONATES; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMITE; SEISMOGENIC INDICATOR; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CARBONATES; EARTHQUAKES; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

DEFORMATION;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PALEOSEISMICITY; SEISMITE;

CHINA; KENTUCKY; LEXINGTON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952446496     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.09.022     Document Type: Article

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