Two Cryogenian glacial successions compared: Aspects of the Sturt and Elatina sediment records of South Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 186, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 147-168

  Le Heron, Daniel Paul ^a   Cox, Grant ^b   Trundley, Anita ^a   Collins, Alan S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryogenian; Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Sedimentology; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

BLACK SHALE; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITION; DIAMICTITE; DOLOSTONE; FACIES ANALYSIS; GLACIATION; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROTEROZOIC; RODINIA; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILTSTONE;

ADELAIDE GEOSYNCLINE; AMADEUS BASIN; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79952628805     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.01.014     Document Type: Article

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