Tectonic and sedimentary evolution of the Bransfield Basin, Antarctica
Application of sequence stratigraphy to seismic reflection profiles from the Bransfield Basin indicates that this modern back-arc basin formed in response to cessation of subduction at the South Shetland trench at 4 Ma. Two distinct systems tracts stack to form depositional sequences; hemipelagic se...
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Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1911/13297 |