Buried inset-valleys in the eastern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia: Geomorphology, age, and allogenic control

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 471-493

  de Broekert, Peter ^a   Sandiford, Mike ^a,b  

^a University of Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; INCISED VALLEY; PALEOCHANNEL; TERTIARY; VALLEY FILL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 22944456847     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/430244     Document Type: Review

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