Glacial landforms, sediments | Micromorphology of glacial sediments

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 945-954

  Hiemstra, J F ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Deformation; Deposition; Diamicton; Glacial sedimentary records; Image Analysis; Impregnation; Microfabric; Microstructure; Microtomography; Plasmic fabric; Shear; Strain; Texture; Thin section

Indexed keywords

EID: 85079737764     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-44-452747-8/00095-8     Document Type: Chapter

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