Precambrian sequence stratigraphy

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 176, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 67-95

  Catuneanu, Octavian ^a   Martins Neto, M A ^b   Eriksson, P G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cyclicity mechanisms; Depositional trends; Precambrian; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; PRECAMBRIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 17544376157     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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