Evolution of the Archaean granite-greenstone terranes of the Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia: SHRIMP U-Pb zircon constraints

Precambrian Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 57-81

  Nelson, D R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Granite greenstones; Late Archaean; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GRANITE; GREENSTONE; SHRIMP; TERRANE; URANIUM/LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, EASTERN GOLDFIELDS;

EID: 0031452461     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0301-9268(97)00005-3     Document Type: Article

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