Ultimate and proximate origins: Tests based in the geomorphic evolution of the southeastern gawler craton and the stuart and spencer shelves, south australia

Physical Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 502-530

  Twidale, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age range; Approximation; Certainty; Gawler Craton; Proximate origin; Spencer Shelf; Stuart Shelf; Ultimate origin; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CRATON; GEOLOGY; LANDFORM; LITERATURE REVIEW;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035525841     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2001.10642757     Document Type: Article

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