Extensional structures during deposition of the 3460 Ma Warrawoona group in the eastern Pilbara Craton, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 80, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 89-105

  Zegers, T E ^a   White, S H ^a   De Keijzer, M ^b   Dirks, P ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; DEFORMATION; DOMING; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GRANITE; GREENSTONE;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, PILBARA CRATON;

EID: 0030427560     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(96)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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