Facies and sequence stratigraphy of Eocene palaeovalley fills in the eastern Eucla Basin, South Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 111-130

  Hou, B ^a   Alley, N F ^a   Frakes, L A ^b   Gammon, P R ^b   Clarke, J D A ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eocene; Facies; Palaeovalley; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; EUSTACY; FACIES ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VALLEY FILL;

AUSTRALIA; EUCLA BASIN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0348224672     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(03)00175-1     Document Type: Article

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