Sequence stratigraphy of the Precambrian

Gondwana Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 560-565

  Catuneanu, O ^a   Eriksson, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Allogenic controls; Biogenic processes; Physical processes; Precambrian; Sequence stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; PRECAMBRIAN; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

EID: 35548937343     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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