Sedimentology of the Bondi Main heavy mineral beach placer deposit, Murray Basin, southeastern Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 177-195

  Paine, Mark ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lithofacies analysis; Loxton Parilla sands; Murray Basin; Placer deposits; Weathering

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HEAVY MINERAL; LITHOFACIES; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PLACER DEPOSIT; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MURRAY BASIN; WORLD;

EID: 14244262928     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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