Stratigraphic relationships of Cryogenian strata disconformably overlying the Bitter Springs Formation, northeastern Amadeus Basin, Central Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 243-259

  Skotnicki, Steven J ^a   Hill, Andrew C ^b   Walter, Malcolm ^c   Jenkins, Richard ^d  

^a Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial ^*  (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amadeus Basin; Bitter Springs Formation; C stable isotopes; Neoproterozoic; O stable isotopes; Paleokarst

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; CARBON ISOTOPE; MICROFOSSIL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOKARST; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY;

AMADEUS BASIN; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 51249113214     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.06.013     Document Type: Article

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