Geochemically unravelling the sedimentary components of Archaean metasediments from Western Australia

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 637-651

  Leake, Bernard E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Geochemistry; Metasediments; Western Australia; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANULITE FACIES; METASEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0030463554     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.153.4.0637     Document Type: Article

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