Lithostratigraphic revision and correlation of the oligo-miocene murray supergroup, western murray basin, south australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 889-902

  Lukasik, J J ^a   James, N P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lithostratigraphy; Miocene; Morgan group; Murray basin; Murray supergroup; Oligocene; South australia

Indexed keywords

LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032442375     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728443     Document Type: Article

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