Growth faults at the prodelta to delta-front transition, Cretaceous Ferron sandstone, Utah

Mechanisms of collapse of the cretaceous helvetiafjellet formation at Kvalvågen, eastern Spitsbergen

“…They note, however, that the delta was not undergoing active deposition at the time of collapse (based on their observations that the floodplain strata were being deposited over the Festningen Member sandstone prior to the collapse) and therefore did not collapse by sediment loading. The observations presented here and in previous studies (Nemec et al, 1988a,b;Prestholm and Walderhaug, 2000) demonstrate that the slip planes that underlie the displaced blocks are not growth faults as seen in other geologic and modern examples of delta failures (e.g., Bhattacharya and Davies, 2001;Maestro et al, 2002;Lopez, 1990). Nemec et al (1988a,b) instead hypothesized nearby seismic activity as the trigger for the gravitational sliding.…”

The influence of pre-existing structure on the growth of syn-sedimentary normal faults in a deltaic setting, Niger Delta

“…10j). This variability contrasts previous studies that have documented either a general seaward-propagating trend of consecutive deltaic growth structures (e.g., Evamy et al, 1978;Rider, 1978;Bruce, 1983;McClay et al, 2003), or a retrogradation of bounding faults into previously undeformed footwall terrain (e.g., Gibbs, 1984;Vendeville, 1991;Bhattacharya and Davies, 2001;Imber et al, 2003;Back et al, 2006).…”

Sedimentology and biostratigraphy of the Early-Middle Miocene transition in NW Transylvanian Basin (Pâglişa and Dej sections)

“…The sandstones beds could be interpreted as belonging to the fan lobes associated with minor channels from the delta front. The abundant load casts and no obvious bioturbation at Pâglişa, low abundance of microfossils, suggest high sedimentation rates (Bhattacharya and Davies, 2001). The extensive presence of the vertical/horizontal burrows in the FA1 from Râpa Dracului points towards a low energy environment, abundant in nutrients, disturbed by the sandstones and sandy fine conglomerates channels/lobes (Pl.…”