Fluvial sedimentology and revised stratigraphy of the Triassic Flagstone Bench Formation, northern Prince Charles Mountains, East Antarctica

Geological Magazine

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 781-806

  McLoughlin, Stephen ^a   Drinnan, Andrew N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACIES DISTRIBUTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

ANTARCTICA, MACROBERTSON LAND, PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS, BEAVER LAKE;

EID: 0031404263     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756897007528     Document Type: Article

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