A submarine welded ignimbrite-crystal-rich sandstone facies association in the Cambrian Tyndall Group, western Tasmania, Australia

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 277-295

  White, Matthew J ^a,b   McPhie, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Crystal rich sandstone; Submarine; Tasmania; Welded ignimbrite

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GRAVITY FLOW; PYROCLASTIC FLOW; SANDSTONE; SUBMARINE DEPOSIT; WELDED IGNIMBRITE;

AUSTRALIA, TASMANIA;

EID: 0030821292     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(96)00105-9     Document Type: Article

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