Comparison of 87Sr/86Sr isotope and biostratigraphic ages of uplifted fossil reefs in the Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-73

  Bromfield, K ^a   Renema, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fiji; Foraminifera; Indo Pacific; Indonesia; Neogene; Papua New Guinea; Strontium isotope dating

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; DATING METHOD; FORAMINIFERA; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LIMESTONE; NEOGENE; REEF; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; UPLIFT;

FIJI; INDONESIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 78951492894     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.534816     Document Type: Article

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