Recognition and definition of orogenic events in the Lachlan Fold Belt

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 489-501

  Gray, D R ^a   Foster, D A ^b   Bucher, M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochronology; Lachlan Fold Belt; Orogeny; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARGON-40/ARGON-39 DATING; DEVONIAN; LACHLAN OROGENY; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENESIS; SILURIAN;

AUSTRALIA, LACHLAN FOLD BELT;

EID: 0031453090     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728328     Document Type: Article

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