Neogene evolution of the mixed carbonate-siliciclastic system in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Tcherepanov, Evgueni N ^a   Droxler, André W ^a   Lapointe, Philippe ^b   Dickens, Gerald R ^a   Bentley, Sam J ^c   Beaufort, Luc ^d   Peterson, Larry C ^e   Daniell, James ^f   Opdyke, Bradley N ^g  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CSTJF   (France)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^g AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CARBONATE SYSTEM; CENOZOIC; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUSTACY; GRABEN; NEOGENE; RIFTING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

CORAL SEA; GULF OF PAPUA; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

EID: 44449084278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000684     Document Type: Article

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