Late Paleozoic crustal history of central coastal Queensland interpreted from geochemistry of Mesozoic plutons: The effects of continental rifting

Lithos

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 67-88

  Allen, C M ^a   Wooden, J L ^b   Chappell, B W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Geobarometry; Geothermometry; Igneous petrology; Radiogenic isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; P/T CONDITIONS; RIFTING;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0031417829     PISSN: 00244937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-4937(97)00037-6     Document Type: Article

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