Geochemistry of post-1540 Ma granites in the Cloncurry district, Northwest Queensland

Economic Geology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1330-1344

  Pollard, Peter J ^a   Mark, Geordie ^a   Mitchell, Louise C ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PARTIAL MELTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032427585     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.93.8.1330     Document Type: Article

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