Introduction to the Analysis Ancient Turbidites (Continuing Education Course Notes Series, No 39)

✍ Scribed by Roberto Tinterri, Eduard Remacha, Nicola Mavilla, Stafano Angella, and Luca Fava

• Publisher: American Association Of Petroleum Geologists
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 97
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 7
1 - Summary......Page 9
2 - Introduction......Page 13
3 - The concept of turbidites......Page 15
4 - What is a Turbidite?......Page 17
5 - Turbidite facies
......Page 21
6 - Fan models
......Page 29
7 - General charasteristics of turbidite systems of thrust-and-fold belts......Page 32
8 - Sedimentary cyclicity and sequence stratigraphy of turbidite systems......Page 43
References......Page 53
Figures
......Page 63