Are current models of tufa sedimentary environments applicable to tropical systems? A case study from the Gregory River

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 162, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 199-218

  Carthew, K D ^a   Taylor, M P ^a   Drysdale, R N ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Riversleigh; Sedimentary models; Travertine; Tufa

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DEPOSITION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; TRAVERTINE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TUFA;

AUSTRALIA; GREGORY RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0345303971     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00151-9     Document Type: Article

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