Did the delamerian orogeny start in the neoproterozoic?

Journal of Geology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 575-583

  Turner, Simon ^a   Haines, Peter ^b   Foster, David ^c   Powell, Roger ^d   Sandiford, Mike ^d   Offler, Robin ^e  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE; CONVERGENCE; DEFORMATION; DELAMERIAN OROGENY; GNEISS; GONDWANA; PROTEROZOIC; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SYNCHRONY;

ADELAIDE GEOSYNCLINE; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 70149115045     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/600866     Document Type: Article

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