Sedimentology of the Early Devonian Walhalla Group at Walhalla, Victoria

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 409-419

  Weir, J C ^a   Fenton, M W ^b   Tomlinson, K M ^c   Wilson, C J L ^c  

^a Electrolytic Zinc Co of Australasia Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^b The Shell Company of Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early Devonian; Lithofacies; Melbourne Trough; Palaeobathymetry; Palaeocurrents; Sediment depths; Turbidites; Walhalla

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; LITHOFACIES; PALAEOBATHYMETRY; PALAEOCURRENT; PALAEOCURRENTS; TURBIDITE; TURBIDITES; WALHALLA GROUP;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, WALHALLA;

EID: 0024225707     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120098808729459     Document Type: Article

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