Palaeomagnetism of the ejecta-bearing Bunyeroo Formation, late Neoproterozoic, Adelaide fold belt, and the age of the Acraman impact

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 347-357

  Schmidt, Phillip W ^a   Williams, George E ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ejecta; Impact features; Magnetic surveys; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

EJECTA; IMPACT EVENT; PALAEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ADELAIDE FOLD BELT;

EID: 0030426623     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(96)00169-0     Document Type: Article

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