Large, coherent, submarine landslide associated with Pan-African foreland flexure

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 687-690

  Hoffman, Paul F ^a   Hartz, Ebbe H ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEA LEVEL; SHEAR STRESS; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

CARBONATE STRATA; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; LITHOSPHERIC FLEXURE; PORE FLUID PRESSURE; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SHEAR STRESS RATIO; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDES; TECTONIC SETTINGS;

FAULT SLIPS;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEFORMATION; LANDSLIDE; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; SUBMARINE LANDSLIDE;

EID: 84879890254     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0687:LCSLAW>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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