Tectonism and eustasy across a Late Miocene strandplain: The Loxton-Parilla Sands, Murray Basin, southeastern Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 219, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 24-43

  Miranda, John A ^a   Wallace, Malcolm W ^a   McLaren, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Late Miocene Pliocene; Loxton Parilla Sands; Murray Basin; Neotectonics; Sedimentation; Strandplain

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EUSTACY; MIOCENE; NEOTECTONICS; PLIOCENE; PROGRADATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; UPLIFT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY BASIN;

EID: 67651172795     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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