Spider impact structure, Kimberley Plateau, Western Australia: Interpretations of formation mechanism and age based on integrated map-scale data

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 653-664

  Abels, Andreas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Kimberley Basin; Mt Barnett Syncline; Oblique impact; Palaeotopography; Spider impact structure; Thrusting; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

CRATER; IMPACT STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KIMBERLEY BASIN; SPIDER STRUCTURE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

ARANEAE; DIOSCOREA TRIFIDA;

EID: 27344442261     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500170310     Document Type: Article

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