Rheological controls on extensional styles and the structural evolution of the Northern Carnarvon Basin, North West Shelf, Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-244

  Gartrell, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal extension; Detachment faults; Northern Carnarvon Basin; Rheology

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; RHEOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; CARNARVON BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034028470     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2000.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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