Biotite Rb‐Sr age evidence for Early Palaeozoic tectonism along the cratonic margin in southwestern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 623-632

  Libby, W G ^a,b   de Laeter, J R ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Curtin University of Technology ^*  (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Albany Mobile Belt; Biotite; Rubidium strontium dating; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

CRATONIC MARGIN; PALAEOZOIC TECTONISM; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031696022     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728417     Document Type: Article

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