Aspects of geochronology and crustal evolution in the Eastern Fold Belt, Mt Isa Inlier

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-361

  Page, R W ^a,b   Sun, S S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crustal evolution; Eastern Fold Belt; Geochronology; Mt Isa; Sm Nd dating; U Pb zircon dating.

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031658089     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728396     Document Type: Article

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