Structural architecture of the Owen Conglomerate, West Coast Range, western Tasmania: Field evidence for Late Cambrian extension

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 411-426

  Noll, Christian A ^a,b   Hall, M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Esso Australia Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cambrian; Extension; Inversion; Normal faults; Owen Conglomerate; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

CONGLOMERATE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; TASMANIA; WORLD;

EID: 24144456990     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500134563     Document Type: Article

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