Cambrian‐Silurian oceanic rocks, upper Howqua River, eastern Victoria: Tectonic implications

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 633-644

  Fergusson, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lachlan Fold Belt; Ordovician; Structure; Tectonics; Victoria

Indexed keywords

ORDOVICIAN; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031692559     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728418     Document Type: Article

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