First record of 1.2 Ga quartz dioritic magmatism in the Archaean Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, and its significance

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 421-428

  Qiu, Y ^a   McNaughton, N J ^a   Groves, D I ^a   Dunphy, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Diorite; Lead isotopes; Mesoproterozoic; Neodymium isotopes; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

DIORITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033150772     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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