Origin and age of bornhardts, southwest western australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 903-914

  Twidale, C R ^a   Bourne, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bornhardts; Laterite; Palaeochannels; Weathering; Western australia

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL; DOME; GRANITE; LATERITE; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; TERTIARY; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WHEAT BELT;

EID: 0032417704     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728444     Document Type: Article

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