Quaternary neotectonism and intra-plate volcanism: the Coorong to Mount Gambier Coastal Plain, Southeastern Australia: a review

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 146, Issue , 1998, Pages 255-267

  Murray Wallace, C V ^b   Belperio, A P ^a   Cann, J H ^b  

^a Minotaur Gold   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEOTECTONICS; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TERRACE; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032289193     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.146.01.15     Document Type: Article

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