New records of Late Neoproterozoic Acraman ejecta in the Officer Basin

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-51

  Hill, A C ^a   Grey, K ^a,b   Gostin, V A ^c   Webster, L J ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acraman; Impact ejecta; Neoproterozoic; Officer Basin; Stuart Shelf

Indexed keywords

ACRITARCH; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EJECTA; IMPACT STRUCTURE; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; OFFICER BASIN;

EID: 1842843032     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1400-0952.2003.01044.x     Document Type: Article

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