Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Townsville Basin, Townsville Trough, offshore northeastern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 799-817

  Struckmeyer, H I M ^a   Symonds, P A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Northeast Australia; Seismic sequences; Stratigraphy; Structure; Townsville Basin; Townsville Trough

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; EXTENSION; HALF GRABEN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHIC EVOLUTION;

PACIFIC, TOWNSVILLE BASIN;

EID: 0031433809     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728356     Document Type: Article

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