Carbonate sedimentation, climate change and stratigraphic completeness on a Miocene cool-water epeiric ramp, Murray Basin, South Australia

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 255, Issue , 2006, Pages 217-244

  Lukasik, Jeff ^a   James, Noel P ^b  

^a PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RAMP; COOL WATER; MIOCENE; SEDIMENTATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN;

BRYOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 33645143819     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.255.01.14     Document Type: Article

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