Fossil seaward-dipping reflector sequences preserved in southeastern Australia: A 600 Ma volcanic passive margin in eastern Gondwanaland

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 985-990

  Direen, Nicholas G ^a   Crawford, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalts; Eastern Australia; Neoproterozoic; Rodinia; Seaward dipping reflector sequences

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; GONDWANA; PASSIVE MARGIN; SUPERCONTINENT;

AUSTRALASIA;

EID: 0345581261     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764903-010     Document Type: Article

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