The age of the Fortescue Group, Hamersley Basin, Western Australia, from ion microprobe zircon U-Pb results

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 261-281

  Arndt, N T ^a,d   Nelson, D R ^b   Compston, W ^c   Trendall, A F ^b   Thorne, A M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Fortescue Group; Geochronology; Pilbara Craton

Indexed keywords

FORTESCUE GROUP; ION MICROPROBE; MUNNI MUNNI COMPLEX; PRECAMBRIAN; URANIUM/LEAD ZIRCON DATING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, HAMERSLEY BASIN;

EID: 0026278430     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099108727971     Document Type: Article

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