Characteristics and evolution of the Tertiary palaeovalleys in the northwest Gawler Craton, South Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-230

  Hou, B ^a,b   Frakes, L A ^b   Alley, N F ^a   Clarke, J D A ^c  

^a Prim Indust/Rsrc South Australia ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estuary; Eucla Basin; Gawler Craton; Palaeovalley; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; INCISED VALLEY; LITHOLOGY; PALEOTOPOGRAPHY; TERTIARY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038708316     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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