SHRIMP zircon dating of the Permian System of eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-421

  Roberts, J ^a   Claoue Long J C ^b   Foster, C B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowen Basin; Correlation; New England Orogen; Permian; Radiometric dating; Sydney Basin

Indexed keywords

MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PERMIAN; RADIOMETRIC DATING; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY BASIN; AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, BOWEN BASIN;

EID: 0030477925     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728264     Document Type: Article

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