The Adelaide Geosyncline of South Australia and its significance in Neoproterozoic continental reconstruction

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 21-63

  Preiss, W V ^a  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia; South Australia; Stratigraphy; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0034049228     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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