A structure and composition of sediment waves in the Middle Caspian Sea
https://doi.org/10.33623/0579-9406-2019-1-82-91
Abstract
A comprehensive geological and geophysical study of wave-like accumulative bodies on the continental slope of the Caspian Sea was carried out to determine their genesis. As a result, a regular change in the geometry of the layers and the composition of sediments on different morphological elements of waves were revealed, expressed in their textural and structural features, similar to the examples described in the literature for the regions of development of sedimentary waves.
About the Authors
V. M. Sorokin
Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geology. 119991, Moscow, GSP-1, Leninskiye Gory, 1
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geology. 119991, Moscow, GSP-1, Leninskiye Gory, 1
A. G. Roslyakov
Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geology. 119991, Moscow, GSP-1, Leninskiye Gory, 1
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geology. 119991, Moscow, GSP-1, Leninskiye Gory, 1
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Sorokin V.M., Roslyakov A.G. A structure and composition of sediment waves in the Middle Caspian Sea. Moscow University Bulletin. Series 4. Geology. 2019;(1):82-91. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33623/0579-9406-2019-1-82-91
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