Epeiric sea formation on Neoproterozoic supercontinent break-up: A distinctive signature in coastal storm bed amalgamation

Gondwana Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 313-322

  Sarkar, Subir ^a   Eriksson, Patrick G ^b   Chakraborty, Snehasis ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Epeiric sea; Neoproterozoic supercontinent; Palaeopangaea; Rodinia; Upper Bhander Sandstone

Indexed keywords

COLLISION ZONE; CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK;

EID: 1942498812     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70786-3     Document Type: Article

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