Sediment waves control origins of submarine canyons

X Wang, B Kneller, Q Sun - Geology, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Submarine canyons commonly occur on virtually all continental slopes. Their varied origins
are widely studied but still debatable. Eastward (along-slope)–migrating submarine …

3D numerical simulation-based targeting of skarn type mineralization within the Xuancheng-Magushan orefield, middle-lower Yangtze metallogenic belt, China

X Hu, X Li, F Yuan, SM Jowitt, A Ord, R Ye… - …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Recent exploration has identified a series of Cu-Mo skarn deposits within the Xuancheng-
Magushan orefield. The orefield forms part of the Nanling-Xuancheng mining district, which …

Morphology and evolution of submarine canyons around the Zhongsha Platform, South China Sea: Implications for sedimentary processes in a modern isolated …

J Chen, S Wu, Q Li, C Wei, G Fu, W Chen, Y Qin… - Marine Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Recent high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and seismic data from the platform-top to the
abyssal plain of the Zhongsha Platform allow for a detailed investigation of the …

Shape‐dependent settling velocity of skeletal carbonate grains: Implications for calciturbidites

A Slootman, M de Kruijf, G Glatz… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Particle transport and deposition in turbidity currents is governed by the balance between
turbulent suspension and gravitational settling, with settling velocity becoming dominant …

Siliciclastic and bioclastic contouritic sands: Textural and geochemical characterisation

S De Castro, E Miramontes, J Dorador, G Jouet… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to differentiate and characterise contouritic sands in two different
locations with variable sediment compositions (siliciclastic and bioclastic) based on a …

Contour current imprints and contourite drifts in the Bahamian archipelago

T Mulder, E Ducassou, V Hanquiez… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
New data collected along the slopes of Little and Great Bahama Bank and the abyssal plain
of the Bahama Escarpment provides new insights about contour current‐related erosive …

Upstream migrating knickpoints and related sedimentary processes in a submarine canyon from a rare 20-year morphobathymetric time-lapse (Capbreton submarine …

L Guiastrennec-Faugas, H Gillet, RS Jacinto… - Marine Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
The Capbreton submarine canyon is a striking feature of the south-east of the Bay of Biscay.
This canyon forms a deep incision through the continental shelf and slope, and displays …

Incision of submarine channels over pockmark trains in the South China Sea

K Yu, E Miramontes, TM Alves, W Li… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The genesis of submarine channels is often controlled by gravity flows, but channels can
also be formed by oceanographic processes. Using multibeam bathymetry and two …

Into the deep: A coarse-grained carbonate turbidite valley and canyon in ultra-deep carbonate setting

T Mulder, H Gillet, V Hanquiez, JJG Reijmer… - Marine Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
New high-resolution multibeam mapping images detail the southern part of Exuma Sound
(Southeastern Bahamas), and its unchartered transition area to the deep abyssal plain of the …

Linear polygonal faults initiated Gully system around the margin slope of middle Miocene carbonate platform in the Northwest South China sea

Y Lu, W Ran, X Xu, X Luan, G Fan, T Yang, H Ma… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
An ancient gully system was revealed in the Northwest South China Sea using high-
resolution three-dimensional (3D) seismic data. They are straight, regular, and intensely …