Siliciclastic prelude to Elatina-Nuccaleena deglaciation: Lithostratigraphy and rock magnetism of the base of the Ediacaran system

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 286, Issue , 2007, Pages 53-76

  Raub, Timothy D ^a   Evans, D A D ^a   Smirnov, A V ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEGLACIATION; DOLOSTONE; EDIACARAN; EUSTACY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGNETITE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; STRATOTYPE; TRANSGRESSION; UNCONFORMITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RANGE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38349192265     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP286.5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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