Geochronological constraints on the age of komatiites and nickel mineralisation in the Lake Johnston greenstone belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-385

  Wang, Q ^a   Schiotte L ^a   Campbell, I H ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Komatiite; Lake Johnston greenstone belt; Mineralisation; Nickel; SHRIMP; Western Australia; Yilgarn Craton; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GREENSTONE BELT; KOMATIITE; MINERALIZATION; NICKEL; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, YILGARN CRATON, LAKE JOHNSTON GREENSTONE BELT;

EID: 0030461776     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728261     Document Type: Article

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