Lorne Basin, New South Wales: Evidence for a possible impact origin?

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 669-671

  Tonkin, P C ^a  

^a Jakarta Stock Exchange Building   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Glass; Impact structures; Lorne Basin; Triassic.

Indexed keywords

ASTEROID; GLASS; IMPACT STRUCTURE; METEORITE; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 0032194565     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728423     Document Type: Article

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