Tectonic control on development of a Frasnian-Famennian (Late Devonian) palaeokarst surface, Canning Basin reef complexes, northwestern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 911-917

  Chow, N ^a   George, A D ^b   Trinajstic, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canning Basin; Devonian; Famennian; Frasnian; Palaeokarst; Reefs

Indexed keywords

FRASNIAN-FAMENNIAN BOUNDARY; KARST; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ENTOVALVA;

EID: 15744404241     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01493.x     Document Type: Article

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