Devonian intra-oceanic arc rift sedimentation - Facies development in the Gamilaroi terrane, New England orogen, eastern Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 173-192

  Stratford, James M C ^a   Aitchison, Jonathan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVONIAN; FACIES DISTRIBUTION; ISLAND ARC; RIFTING; SEDIMENTATION;

AUSTRALIA, NEW ENGLAND OROGEN, GAMILAROI TERRANE;

EID: 0029731878     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0037-0738(95)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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