Geologic and palaeomagnetic constraints on the formation of weathered profiles near inverell, eastern Australia

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 211-225

  Acton, Gary D ^a,b   Kettles, Wayne A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sons of Gwalia   (Australia)

Author keywords

apparent polar wander path; bauxite; Cenozoic; palaeomagnetism; weathered profiles

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOMAGNETISM; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, INVERELL;

EID: 0030572894     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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