Orogenic concepts - Application and definition: Lachlan fold belt, eastern Australia

American Journal of Science

Volumn 297, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 859-891

  Gray, David R ^a   Foster, David A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLD BELT; OROGENY; PALAEOZOIC; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIA, LACHLAN FOLD BELT;

EID: 0031428987     PISSN: 00029599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2475/ajs.297.9.859     Document Type: Article

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