Stages of sedimentary prism development on a convergent margin-Eocene tyee forearc basin, coast range, oregon, USA

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 207-231

  Santra, Manasij ^a   Steel, Ronald J ^a   Olariu, Cornel ^a   Sweet, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin margin clinoform; Deep water fan; Forearc; Sedimentary prism; Slope apron; Slope channel; Tyee basin

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DEPOSITS; FLOORS; GEOMETRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BASIN-MARGIN CLINOFORM; DEEP WATER; FOREARC; SLOPE APRON; SLOPE CHANNEL; TYEE BASIN; DEEPWATER;

PRISMS;

ACTIVE MARGIN; BASIN FILL; CONVERGENT MARGIN; DEEP WATER; EOCENE; FOREARC BASIN; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; RECONSTRUCTION; SHALLOW WATER; SUBMARINE FAN; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBIDITE; AGGRADATION; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; MARINE SEDIMENT; OUTCROP;

COAST RANGES; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878263464     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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