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Sand spikes pinpoint powerful palaeoseismicity

Sand spikes, pin-shaped, carbonate-cemented sandstone bodies of variable size widely interpreted as sedimentary concretions, have been enigmatic for nearly two centuries. We here present a high-energy mechanism for their formation. Two classic sand spike occurrences are found in the North Alpine For...

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Autores principales: Buchner, Elmar, Sach, Volker J., Schmieder, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8602635/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34795293
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27061-6