Eye and sheath folds in turbidite convolute lamination: Aberystwyth Grits Group, Wales

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1140-1147

  McClelland, H L O ^a   Woodcock, N H ^a   Gladstone, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convolute lamination; Eye fold; Ripples; Sheath fold; Turbidite

Indexed keywords

CONVOLUTE LAMINATION; EYE FOLD; RIPPLES; SHEATH FOLD; TURBIDITE;

CONVOLUTION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHEAR STRAIN; TURBIDITY;

LAMINATING;

FOLD; LAMINATION; OUTCROP; RIPPLE; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR STRAIN; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITY;

ABERYSTWYTH; CEREDIGION; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 79959251221     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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