An introduction to Precambrian basins: Their characteristicsand genesis

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-35

  Eriksson, P G ^a   Martins Neto, M A ^b   Nelson, D R ^c   Aspler, L B ^d   Chiarenzelli, J R ^e   Catuneanu, O ^f   Sarkar, S ^g   Altermann, W ^h   Rautenbach, C J deW ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d State University of New York at Oswego ^*  (Canada)

^e STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Eustasy and palaeoclimate; Magmatism; Precambrian basins; Rates of change; Tectonism

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; MAGMATISM; PALEOCLIMATE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TECTONICS;

EID: 17644443162     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(01)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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