Structure and tectonics along the inner edge of a foreland basin: The Hunter Coalfield in the northern Sydney Basin, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 853-877

  Glen, R A ^a   Beckett, J ^a  

^a Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Foreland basin; Hunter Coalfield; Permian; Structure; Tectonics; Thrusts

Indexed keywords

FORELAND BASIN; PERMIAN; TECTONICS; THRUST;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY BASIN;

EID: 0031462638     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728359     Document Type: Article

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