Formation, morphology and preservation of high-energy carbonate lithofacies: Evolution of the cool-water Recherche Archipelago inner shelf, south-western Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 207, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 41-55

  Ryan, David A ^a,b   Brooke, Brendan P ^a   Collins, Lindsay B ^b   Spooner, Michelle I ^a   Siwabessy, Paulus J W ^a,b  

^a Petroleum and Marine Division   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cool water carbonates; Facies models; Great Australian Bight; Recherche Archipelago; Rhodoliths

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ACCUMULATION RATE; CARBONATE RAMP; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; LITHOFACIES; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PRESERVATION; RHODOLITH; SEDIMENTATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; ESPERANCE BAY; GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT; INDIAN OCEAN; RECHERCHE ARCHIPELAGO; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; PECTEN;

EID: 44949228149     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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