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RB 88/00069 Tertiary coastal dunes of the Eucla Basin, Australia.
Published: 01 Sep 1988 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024
Author: Benbow, M.C.

On the NE margin of the Nullarbor Plain in western SA are preserved coastal dunes, dune ridges and possible beach ridges. The longest is the Ooldea Range, a 650 km long coastal dune that lies 25-300 km from the present coast. These coastal...

On the NE margin of the Nullarbor Plain in western SA are preserved coastal dunes, dune ridges and possible beach ridges. The longest is the Ooldea Range, a 650 km long coastal dune that lies 25-300 km from the present coast. These coastal aeolian landforms were formed at the end of the Eocene, after maximum marine transgression in the Eucla Basin. This paper discusses the morphology, stratigraphy, age, origin and significance of the dunes, and the factors involved in their formation and preservation.

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Record No rb8800069
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province Eucla Basin
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    Notes: To be published in Geomorphology.
Geographic Locality: Ooldea Range;Barton Range;Paling Range
Doc No: RB 88/00069
    Notes: To be published in Geomorphology.
Geographic Locality: Ooldea Range;Barton Range;Paling Range
Doc No: RB 88/00069
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8800069
    Citation Benbow, M.C. 1988. RB 88/00069 Tertiary coastal dunes of the Eucla Basin, Australia. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8800069

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