Quantitative modelling of the Jurassic‐Holocene subsidence history of the Vulcan Sub‐basin, North West Shelf: Constraints on lithosphere evolution during continental breakup

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 143-154

  Baxter, K ^a,c   Hill, K C ^b   Cooper, G T ^b,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Badley Earth Sciences Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d Santos Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basin modelling; Passive margin; Thermal subsidence; Vulcan Sub basin

Indexed keywords

CAINOZOIC; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; MESOZOIC; RIFT BASIN; SUBSIDENCE;

TIMOR SEA;

EID: 0031871601     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728375     Document Type: Article

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