Exhumed rotational slides and scar infill features in a Cretaceous delta front, eastern Spitsbergen
Coastal cliff exposures in the Helvetiafjellet Fm. deltaic succession near Kvalvågen on eastern Spitsbergen show spectacular evidence of syndepositional, gravity-driven deformation and resedimentation associated with delta-front instability, most probably triggered by earthquakes. This short article...
Published in: | Polar Research |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
1988
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2422 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v6i1.6850 |