Tectonic control on third-order sequences in a siliciclastic ramp-style basin: An example from the Roper Superbasin (Mesoproterozoic), northern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 637-657

  Abbott, S T ^a,c   Sweet, I P ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Isan Orogeny; Mesoproterozoic Roper Group; Roper Superbasin; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; CARBONATE RAMP; PROTEROZOIC; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033942154     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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