Chapter 70 The Elatina glaciation (late Cryogenian), South Australia

Geological Society Memoir

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 713-721

  Williams, George E ^a   Gostin, Victor A ^a   McKirdy, David M ^a   Preiss, Wolfgang V ^b   Schmidt, Phillip W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DIAMICTITE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MUDSTONE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; REGOLITH; SANDSTONE; SILTSTONE;

ADELAIDE GEOSYNCLINE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84864070335     PISSN: 04354052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/M36.70     Document Type: Article

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