Cottons Breccia of King Island, Tasmania: Glacial or non-glacial, Cryogenian or Ediacaran?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 311-322

  Hoffman, Paul F ^a,b,c   Calver, Clive R ^d   Halverson, Galen P ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d Mineral Resources Tasmania   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cap carbonate; Carbon isotopes; Cottons Breccia; King Island; Neoproterozoic glaciation; Tasmania

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; DIAMICTITE; DOLOSTONE; EDIACARAN; GLACIATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KING ISLAND; TASMANIA;

EID: 67650220878     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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