Mid-Neoproterozoic biostratigraphy and isotope stratigraphy in Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 281-298

  Hill, A C ^a   Cotter, K L ^a   Grey, K ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adelaide Rift Complex; Amadeus basin; Isotopes; Neoproterozoic; Officer Basin; Palynomorphs; Spitsbergen; Stromatolites

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; PALYNOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; STROMATOLITE;

AUSTRALIA; NORWAY;

EID: 0034091691     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00077-7     Document Type: Article

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