Ordovician convergent-margin volcanism and tectonism in the Lachlan sector of east Gondvvana

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 751-754

  Glen, R A ^a   Walshe, J L ^a   Barron, L M ^b   Watkins, J J ^a  

^a Department of Mineral Resources ^*  (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONVERGENT MARGIN; CONVERGENT PLATE BOUNDARIES; EARLY PALEOZOIC; ISLAND ARC; ORDOVICIAN; SUPERCONTINENTS; TECTONIC SETTINGS; EARLY ORDOVICIAN;

GEOLOGY;

CONVERGENT MARGIN; GONDWANA; ISLAND ARC; PALEOZOIC; PLATE BOUNDARY; SILURIAN; SUPERCONTINENT; TECTONIC SETTING; VOLCANISM; ORDOVICIAN; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032405593     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0751:OCMVAT>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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