Holocene stratigraphic and morphological evolution of the Wandandian Creek delta, St Georges Basin, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 991-1000

  Hopley, C A ^a   Jones, B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemisation; Delta; Estuarine lagoon; Holocene; Marine transgression; Palaeovalley

Indexed keywords

DELTA; DEPOSITION; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY; TRANSGRESSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SAINT GEORGES BASIN;

EID: 33751559169     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090600880909     Document Type: Article

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