Carboniferous clay deposits from Jenolan Caves, New South Wales: Implications for timing of speleogenesis and regional geology

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 377-405

  Osborne, R A L ^a   Zwingmann, H ^b   Pogson, R E ^c   Colchester, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Caves; Clay; Devonian; Fission track dating; Jenolan; Potassium argon dating; Speleogenesis

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CAVE DEPOSIT; CLAY MINERAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; FISSION TRACK DATING; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPELEOLOGY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; JENOLAN CAVES; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 33646711639     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500507362     Document Type: Article

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