High pressure amphibolite-granulite facies metamorphism in the Paleoproterozoic Rudall Complex, central Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-265

  Smithies, R H ^a   Bagas, L ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

High pressure granulite facies; Northern Australia; Paleoproterozoic; Rudall Complex

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM; OROGENY; P/T/T PATH; PROTEROZOIC; RUDALL COMPLEX;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031444712     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(96)00051-4     Document Type: Article

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