Palaeokarst development in a lower Frasnian (Devonian) platform succession, Canning Basin, northwestern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 905-913

  George, A D ^a   Chow, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canning Basin; Carbonate platforms; Devonian; Frasnian; Lennard Shelf; Palaeokarst; Reef complexes

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEVONIAN; FRASNIAN; PALEOKARST; REEF; SEA LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033493523     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00755.x     Document Type: Article

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