Molar-tooth structure in Proterozoic carbonate rocks: origin from synsedimentary earthquakes, and implications for the nature and evolution of basins and marine sediment

Bulletin of the Geological Society of America

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1028-1045

  Pratt, Brian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; EARTHQUAKES; GRAIN GROWTH; INDUCED SEISMICITY; LIME; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHRINKAGE; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CLAY PLATELETS; EARTHQUAKE INDUCED DEFORMATIONS; GROUND MOTIONS; HIGH-MG CALCITES; MARINE SEDIMENTS; PROTEROZOIC CARBONATES; SEAFLOOR SEDIMENTS; SYNSEDIMENTARY;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBONATE; DEFORMATION; PROTEROZOIC;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84879884940     PISSN: 00167606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0016-7606(1998)110<1028:MTSIPC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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