Middle to Upper Eocene stratigraphic nomenclature and deposition in the Eucla Basin

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 231-248

  Clarke, J D A ^a   Gammon, P R ^b   Hou, B ^b,d   Gallagher, S J ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Primary Industries/Resources SA ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Eocene; Eucla Basin; South Australia; Stratigraphy; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ALLOSTRATIGRAPHY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; EOCENE; NOMENCLATURE; STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038708313     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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