Identification of multiple detrital sources for Otway Supergroup sedimentary rocks: Implications for basin models and chronostratigraphic correlations

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 743-750

  Mitchell, M M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apatite fission track analysis; Otway Basin; Provenance

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CRETACEOUS; FISSION TRACK DATING; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

AUSTRALIA, OTWAY BASIN;

EID: 0031433712     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728351     Document Type: Article

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