Cenozoic volcanism, tectonism and stream derangement in the Snowy Mountains and northern Monaro of New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-85

  Sharp, K R ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Eocene; Folding; Miocene; Murrumbidgee River; Oligocene; Palaeodrainage; Tectonics; Tumut River; Uplift; Warping

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DRAINAGE NETWORK; MOUNTAIN REGION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MONARO RANGE; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 1942443152     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1400-0952.2003.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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