Unique marine Permian-Triassic boundary section from Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 423-430

  Thomas, B M ^a   Willink, R J ^a   Grice, K ^b   Twitchett, R J ^c   Purcell, R R ^d   Archbold, N W ^e   George, A D ^f   Tye, S ^a   Alexander, R ^b   Foster, C B ^g   Barber, C J ^b  

^a Origin Energy Australia   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d P/R Geological Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Biomarkers; Oil source rocks; Permian Triassic boundary; Perth Basin; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOMARKER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; SOURCE ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 4444348377     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01066.x     Document Type: Article

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