Precambrian tidal and glacial clastic deposits: implications for Precambrian Earth-Moon dynamics and palaeoclimate

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 55-74

  Williams, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EARTH-MOON DYNAMICS; GLACIAL SEDIMENT; PALAEOCLIMATE; PRECAMBRIAN; TIDAL SEDIMENT;

EID: 0032169114     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(98)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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