Carbonate eolianites, quartz sands, and Quaternary sea-level cycles, Western Australia: A chronostratigraphic approach

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 26-55

  Hearty, Paul J ^a   O'Leary, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid epimerization dating; Bothriembryon land snails; Eolianite; Limestone diagenesis; Quaternary sea level cycles; Tamala Limestone; Western Australia; Whole rock

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBONATE; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; ESTIMATION METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; QUARTZ; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

GASTROPODA; STYLOMMATOPHORA;

EID: 36749015002     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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