Incipient backarc magmatism in the Silurian Tumut Trough, New South Wales: An ancient analogue of the early Lau Basin

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-121

  Dadd, K A ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Magmatism; Plate tectonics; Tumut Trough; Volcanic rocks

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGMATISM; SILURIAN;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031819630     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099808728372     Document Type: Article

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