The late Neoproterozoic Grassy Group of King Island, Tasmania: Correlation and palaeogeographic significance

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 299-312

  Calver, C R ^a   Walter, M R ^b  

^a Geological Survey of Tasmania   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Correlation; Neoproterozoic; Palaeogeography; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034006970     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00078-9     Document Type: Article

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