Late Proterozoic stratigraphy and the Canada-Australia connection

Research Article| March 01, 1992 Late Proterozoic stratigraphy and the Canada-Australia connection Grant M. Young Grant M. Young 1Department of Geology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Grant M. Young 1Department of Geology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1992) 20 (3): 215–218. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0215:LPSATC>2.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Grant M. Young; Late Proterozoic stratigraphy and the Canada-Australia connection. Geology 1992;; 20 (3): 215–218. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1992)020<0215:LPSATC>2.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract New stratigraphic studies in southeastern Australia and northwestern Canada permit a detailed comparison of the Late Proterozoic successions in these two areas. The remarkable similarities support the recent suggestion that the two regions were juxtaposed prior to the opening of the Pacific Ocean. The proposed correlations include a detailed breakdown of Late Proterozoic glacigenic successions and comparison of the overlying latest Precambrian, which involves a series of shoaling-upward sequences. The hypothesis of contiguity could be further tested by searching in the Cordilleran region for Late Proterozoic meteorite-impact ejecta recently documented in southeastern Australia and by isotopic investigation of "correlative" shales and carbonate units. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.