Age constraints on Oligocene sedimentation in the Torquay Basin, southeastern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-604

  McLaren, S ^a   Wallace, M W ^a   Gallagher, S J ^a   Dickinson, J A ^a   McAllister, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argon argon dating; Geochronology; Janjukian; Strontium isotope stratigraphy; Tertiary

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; CENOZOIC; FACIES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MESOZOIC; OLIGOCENE; RUPELIAN; SEDIMENTATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRANSGRESSION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND BASIN; OTWAY BASIN;

EID: 70449403495     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090902806347     Document Type: Article

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