Geochronology and geochemistry of a Mesozoic magmatic arc system, Fiordland, New Zealand

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1037-1053

  Muir, R J ^a,e,f   Ireland, T R ^b,g   Weaver, S D ^a   Bradshaw, J D ^a   Evans, J A ^c   Eby, G N ^d   Shelley, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^e SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Fiordland; Geochemistry; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ISLAND ARC; MESOZOIC;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0032453477     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.155.6.1037     Document Type: Article

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