The 2.7-2.0 Ga volcano-sedimentary record of Africa, India and Australia: Evidence for global and local changes in sea level and continental freeboard

Precambrian Research

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 269-302

  Eriksson, P G ^a   Mazumder, R ^b   Sarkar, S ^b   Bose, P K ^b   Altermann, W ^c   Van Der Merwe, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaean; Continental freeboard; Proterozoic; Sea level; Volcano sedimentary record

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL FREEBOARD; EUSTACY; MID-OCEAN RIDGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

AFRICA; AUSTRALIA; INDIA;

EID: 0033452235     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00035-2     Document Type: Article

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