Evolution of beach placer shorelines and heavy-mineral deposition in the eastern Eucla Basin, South Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 955-965

  Hou, B ^a   Frakes, L A ^b   Alley, N F ^a   Heithersay, P ^a  

^a Primary Industries and Resources SA ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucla Basin; Heavy minerals; Placer deposits; South Australia; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

HEAVY MINERAL; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MINERAL RESOURCE; PLACER DEPOSIT; SHORELINE; STRATIGRAPHY; TERTIARY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EUCLA BASIN;

EID: 0346934959     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2003.01036.x     Document Type: Article

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