Early Permian East Australian Rift System

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 381-400

  Korsch, R J ^a   Totterdell, J M ^a   Cathro, D L ^a   Nicoll, M G ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bowen basin; East australian rift system; Extension; Gunnedah basin; Permian; Rift system

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; CONTINENTAL CRUST; CONVERGENT MARGIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GONDWANA; GRABEN; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; PERMIAN; PLATE CONVERGENCE; SUBDUCTION; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; DENISON TROUGH; GUNNEDAH BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 70449420115     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090802698703     Document Type: Article

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