Nature and extent of Pliocene strandlines in southwestern Victoria and their application to Late Neogene tectonics

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-422

  Paine, M D ^a,b   Bennetts, D A ^c   Webb, J A ^b   Morand, V J ^d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GeoScience Victoria   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dorodong Sands; Dundas Tableland; Loxton Parilla Sands; Neotectonics; Regolith; Stavely Block; Strandlines; Victoria

Indexed keywords

NEOGENE; NEOTECTONICS; PLIOCENE; STRANDLINE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; UPLIFT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 4444348378     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01065.x     Document Type: Article

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