Palaeozoic basins of southern South Australia: New insights into their structural history from regional seismic data

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-55

  Flottmann T ^a   Cockshell, C D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Department of Mines and Energy ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Delamerian Cainozoic tectonics; Kanmantoo trough; Palaeozoic basins; Seismic profiles; South Australia; Stansbury basin; Troubridge basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN DEVELOPMENT; DEFORMATION; DELAMARIAN OROGENY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEISMIC SURVEY; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029749641     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728234     Document Type: Article

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