Highly selective partial melting of pelitic gneiss at Cannington, Cloncurry district, Queensland

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Mark, G ^a   Phillips, G N ^a,b   Pollard, P J ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatexis; Cannington; Cloncurry; Gneiss; Partial melting; Pegmatite; Pelite; Vein

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; GNEISS; PARTIAL MELTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031817764     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728377     Document Type: Article

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