Geology of the alkaline Gifford Creek Complex, Gascoyne Complex, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 299-309

  Pearson, J M ^a   Barley, M E ^a   Taylor, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali igneous rocks; Carbonatite; Dykes; Metasomatism; Sills; Ultrabasic rocks

Indexed keywords

ALKALI IGNEOUS ROCK; CARBONATITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; METASOMATISM; PETROLOGY; ULTRABASIC ROCK;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, GIFFORD CREEK COMPLEX;

EID: 0030468222     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728257     Document Type: Article

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