Were Ediacaran siliciclastics of South Australia coastal or deep marine?

Sedimentology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1208-1236

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ediacaran; Palaeoclimate; Palaeosol; Precambrian; South Australia

Indexed keywords

EDIACARAN; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOSOL; PRECAMBRIAN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CRACKS; GEOCHEMISTRY; SANDSTONE;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

EDIACARAN; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOSOL; PETROGRAPHY; SANDSTONE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SILTSTONE;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ACRITARCHA;

EID: 84861197358     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2011.01302.x     Document Type: Article

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