The Whitsunday Volcanic Province, Central Queensland, Australia: Lithological and stratigraphic investigations of a silicic-dominated large igneous province

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 55-78

  Bryan, S E ^a   Ewart, A ^a   Stephens, C J ^b   Parianos, J ^c   Downes, P J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Ctrl Norseman Gold Corp Limited   (Australia)

^c QNI Limited   (Australia)

^d W Australian Mus Nat Sci F ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Early Cretaceous; Eastern Australia; Ignimbrite; Large igneous province; Volcanic evolution

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCK; IGNIMBRITE; SILICEOUS DEPOSIT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033909850     PISSN: 03770273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0273(00)00157-8     Document Type: Article

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