Structure and development of the west Tasmanian offshore sedimentary basins: Results of recent marine and aeromagnetic surveys

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 579-596

  Hill, P J ^a   Meixner, A J ^a   Moore, A M G ^a   Exon, N F ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basin analysis; Magnetic surveys; Otway Basin; Seismic interpretation; Sorell Basin; Strahan Sub basin; Swath mapping; Tasmania; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; SEDIMENTARY BASINS; TECTONICS;

INDIAN OCEAN, TASMANIAN MARGIN;

EID: 0031403686     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728338     Document Type: Article

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