Clarence river supersuite: 250 Ma Cordilleran tonalitic I-type intrusions in eastern Australia

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 975-1001

  Bryant, Colleen J ^a   Arculus, Richard J ^a   Chappell, Bruce W ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cordilleran I type; Eastern Australia; Isotopically primitive; Southern New England Orogen; Tonalite

Indexed keywords

CLARENCE RIVER SUPERSUITE; I TYPE ROCK; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; INTRUSIVE ROCK; PERMIAN; TONALITE;

AUSTRALIA, NEW ENGLAND OROGEN;

EID: 0031450971     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petroj/38.8.975     Document Type: Article

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