The Elatina glaciation, late Cryogenian (Marinoan Epoch), South Australia: Sedimentary facies and palaeoenvironments

Precambrian Research

Volumn 163, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 307-331

  Williams, George E ^a   Gostin, Victor A ^a   McKirdy, David M ^a   Preiss, Wolfgang V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adelaide Geosyncline; Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Palaeoclimate; Palaeogeography; South Australia

Indexed keywords

CRATON; FACIES; GEOSYNCLINE; GLACIATION; GLACIOTECTONICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOLATITUDE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; TRANSGRESSION;

ADELAIDE GEOSYNCLINE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 43149109470     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.12.001     Document Type: Review

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