Genesis of pisoliths and of the Weipa Bauxite deposit, northern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Taylor, G ^a   Eggleton, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bauxite genesis; Cape York; Paleoclimates; Regolith; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

BAUXITE; CENOZOIC; COASTAL PLAIN; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; EROSION; GLAUCONITE; NEOGENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PISOLITH; REGOLITH; SANDSTONE; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT; WEATHERING;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAPE YORK PENINSULA; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 56349084241     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090802438274     Document Type: Article

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