Geology and tectonic evolution of the Palaeoproterozoic Bryah, Padbury and Yerrida basins (formerly Glengarry Basin), Western Australia: implications for the history of the south-central Capricorn Orogen

Precambrian Research

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 119-140

  Pirajno, F ^a   Occhipinti, S A ^a   Swager, C P ^a,b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b North Ltd Exploration Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANTLE PLUME; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032124475     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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