Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9528515 | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2005 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
The wedges commonly display gently inclined seaward prograding clinoforms, and transparent to chaotic internal acoustic facies. Sampling of their sediments reveals that they are mainly composed of glacigenic diamicton interbedded with marine and glaciomarine sediments that, to various extents, have been affected by bottom-current action. The clinoforms of these wedges vary in geometry from oblique to sigmoidal, and they also show varying degrees of aggradation throughout their development. The resulting stratal stacking pattern can be attributed to a combination of variations in sediment supply, sedimentary processes, and accommodation space, the latter being a function of tectonic movements and/or loading induced subsidence as well as eustatic sea-level fluctuations.
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Authors
K.I. Torbjørn Dahlgren, Tore O. Vorren, Martyn S. Stoker, Tove Nielsen, Atle Nygård, Hans Petter Sejrup,