Hyperpycnal delivery of sand to the continental shelf: Insights from the Jurassic Lajas Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina
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DOI: 10.1111/sed.12460
Abstract: Hyperpycnal currents are river-derived turbidity currents capable of transporting significant volumes of sediment from the shoreline onto the shelf and potentially further to deep ocean basins. However, their capacity to deposit sand bodies on the… read more here.
Keywords: sand; continental shelf; lajas formation; shelf hyperpycnites ... See more keywords