The Tamworth Belt in southern Queensland, Australia: Thrust-characterized geometry concealed by Surat Basin sediments

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 208, Issue , 2003, Pages 185-203

  Wartenberg, W ^a   Korsch, R J ^b   Schafer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREARC BASIN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; TECTONIC SETTING; THRUST FAULT;

AUSTRALIA;

ENTOVALVA;

EID: 0038721859     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.208.01.09     Document Type: Article

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