Geochemistry of komatiites from Forrestania, Southern Cross Province, Western Australia: Evidence for crustal contamination

Lithos

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 181-197

  Perring, C S ^a   Barnes, S J ^a   Hill, R E T ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; CRUSTAL CONTAMINATION; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; KOMATIITE;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SOUTHERN CROSS PROVINCE, FORRESTANIA;

EID: 0029729742     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0024-4937(95)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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