Liquefaction features interpreted as seismites in the Pleistocene fluvio-lacustrine deposits of the Neuquén Basin (Northern Patagonia)

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 235, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 200-209

  Moretti, M ^a   Ronchi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuqu n Basin; Patagonia; Quaternary; Seismites; Soft sediment deformation structures

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED; DEFORMED LAYERS; DENSITY GRADIENTS; DRIVING FORCES; FACIES ANALYSIS; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; FIELD DATA; FINE-GRAINED SAND; GRAIN PACKINGS; KEY FACTORS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS; LACUSTRINE SYSTEMS; LATERAL VARIATIONS; LIQUEFACTION EFFECTS; MULTI-LAYERED; PATAGONIA; PLANAR SURFACE; PLEISTOCENE; QUATERNARY; SEDIMENTARY PROCESS; SEISMIC ACTIVITY; SEISMITES; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION STRUCTURES; STACKING PATTERNS; STUDY AREAS; WAVE ACTIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITS; EARTHQUAKES; FEATURE EXTRACTION; LIQUEFACTION; LITHOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

FACIES ANALYSIS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LIQUEFACTION; LOADING; PLEISTOCENE; SEISMITE; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIGGER MECHANISM;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 79952453084     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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