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The Cottons Breccia (Ediacaran) and its tectonostratigraphic context within the Grassy Group, King Island, Australia: A rift-related gravity slump deposit
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Abstract
The Cottons Breccia is part of the upper Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran: 586–572 Ma) Grassy Group, exposed
on King Island, Tasmania. This formation has been widely interpreted as an unambiguous tillite, in support
of tectono-climatic models that invoke catastrophic latest Neoproterozoic global glaciation. However,
dissenting opinions interpret the Cottons Breccia as a tectonic breccia.
In this paper,we reviewthe tectonostratigraphy of the Cottons Breccia, and the enclosing Grassy Group.
We find no unambiguous evidence for a direct glacial origin, as postulated by some early workers. An
interpretation of the Cottons Breccia as a deposit within half-graben in the shoulder regions of an actively
developing latest Neoproterozoic volcanic rifted margin is consistent with all the available sedimentological,
structural, geochronological, and tectonic evidence.
Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: | Direen, NG and Jago, JB |
Keywords: | Neoproterozoic glaciations Palaeogeography Tasmania Tectonostratigraphy Volcanic rifted margins |
Journal or Publication Title: | Precambrian Research |
ISSN: | 0301-9268 |
DOI / ID Number: | 10.1016/j.precamres.2008.05.008 |
Additional Information: | The definitive version is available at http://www.sciencedirect.com |
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