SHRIMP II dating of zircons and monazites: Reassessing the timing of high-grade metamorphism and fluid flow in the Reynolds Range, northern Arunta Block, Australia

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 335-350

  Vry, J ^a   Compston, W ^b   Cartwright, I ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arunta Block, central Australia; High T and low P metamorphism; Metasomatism; Proterozoic; SHRIMP dating; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; METAMORPHISM; METASOMATISM; MONAZITE; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONICS; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, ARUNTA BLOCK; AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, REYNOLDS RANGE;

EID: 0029731191     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.1996.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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