Mineralogy and geochemistry of Proterozoic shoshonitic lamprophyres from the Tennant Creek Inlier, northern territory

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-278

  Duggan, M B ^a   Jaques, A L ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Lamprophyre; Mineralogy; Minette; Proterozoic; Shoshonite; Tennant Creek

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; LAMPROPHYRE; MINERALOGY; MINETTE; PROTEROZOIC; SHOSHONITE;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, TENNANT CREEK INLIER;

EID: 0030454985     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728254     Document Type: Article

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