Carbonate sedimentation in a Permian high-latitude, subpolar depositional realm: Queensland, Australia

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 125-143

  James, Noel P ^a   Frank, Tracy D ^b   Fielding, Christopher R ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; DEPOSITS; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; LIME; LIMESTONE; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

BENTHIC FORAMINIFERS; CARBONATE SEDIMENTATIONS; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; EASTERN AUSTRALIA; ICE RAFTED DEBRIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; PALEOENVIRONMENTS; SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTS;

CARBONATES;

BRYOZOAN; CARBONATE ROCK; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; DEGLACIATION; GONDWANA; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PERMIAN; SAKMARIAN; SEDIMENTATION; SHALLOW WATER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

BIVALVIA; BRACHIOPODA; BRYOZOA; CALCAREA; FORAMINIFERA; INVERTEBRATA; PELMATOZOA; PRODUCTIDA; SPIRIFERIDA;

EID: 65349161508     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2009.021     Document Type: Article

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