The Cryogenian record of glaciation and deglaciation in South Australia

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 243-244, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-69

  Le Heron, Daniel Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryogenian; Glaciation; Neoproterozoic; Snowball Earth

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT THICKNESS; CRYOGENIAN; DEGLACIAL; DEGLACIATIONS; DIAPIRISM; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FACIES ANALYSIS; GLACIAL DEPOSITIONS; GLACIAL DEPOSITS; GLACIAL FACIES; GLACIATION; NEOPROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY RECORDS; SNOWBALL EARTH; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUBBASINS; THICKNESS VARIATION; WILLIAMS;

DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; TECTONICS;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITION; DIAMICTITE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FACIES ANALYSIS; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855705084     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2011.09.013     Document Type: Review

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