Stratigraphy of the neoproterozoic aruhna and depot springs subgroups, Adelaide geosyncline

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Volumn 120, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 101-115

  Dyson, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artipena Dolomite Member; Aruhna Subgroup; Bunyeroo Formation; Burr Well Member; Depot Springs Subgroup; Dolostones; Incised valleys; Neoproterozoic; Sequence stratigraphy; Submarine canyons; Wearing Dolomite; Wilcolo Sandstone; Wonoka Formation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0342718264     PISSN: 00855812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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