Concepts in halokinetic-sequence deformation and stratigraphy

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 363, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-31

  Giles, Katherine A ^a   Rowan, Mark G ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rowan Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; DEFORMATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAPIR; FOLDING; STRATIGRAPHY; UNCONFORMITY;

EID: 84857394421     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP363.2     Document Type: Article

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