The influence of mass-transport-deposit surface topography on the evolution of turbidite architecture: The sierra contreras, tres pasos formation (Cretaceous), Southern Chile

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 287-301

  Armitage, Dominic A ^a   Romans, Brian W ^a,b   Covault, Jacob A ^a,b   Graham, Stephan A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

DISCRETE PACKAGE; HIGH RESOLUTION; LOWER RESOLUTION; MASS TRANSPORT DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT GRAVITY FLOW; SEISMIC REFLECTIONS; TWO-DIMENSION; UPPER CRETACEOUS;

TOPOGRAPHY;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; FACIES; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MASS TRANSPORT; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC REFLECTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TURBIDITE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84864405457     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.035     Document Type: Article

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