Geology and geochemistry of Archaean granites in the Kalgoorlie region of the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia: A syn-collisional tectonic setting?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 133-183

  Witt, W K ^a,b   Davy, R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Sons of Gwalia Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Granite geochemistry; Late archaean; Yilgarn craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; COLLISION; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, YILGARN CRATON, EASTERN GOLDFIELDS;

EID: 0031437547     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00008-9     Document Type: Article

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