Late Neoproterozoic periglacial aeolian sand sheet, Stuart Shelf, South Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 733-741

  Williams, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeolian sands; Neoproterozoic; Palaeoclimatology; Permafrost; Sedimentary structures; South Australia; Stuart Shelf; Whyalla Sandstone.

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PROTEROZOIC; SANDSTONE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STUART SHELF;

EID: 0032194340     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728429     Document Type: Article

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