Proterozoic biotite Rb-Sr dates in the northwestern part of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 851-860

  Libby, W G ^a,d   De Laeter, J R ^b   Armstrong, R A ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biotite; Geochronology; Proterozoic; Rubidium strontium dating; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033507921     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.1999.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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