A Neoproterozoic flood basalt province in southern-central Australia: Geochemical and Nd isotope evidence from basin fill

Precambrian Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 213-234

  Barovich, K M ^a   Foden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Neoproterozoic; Provenance; Sm Nd isotopes

Indexed keywords

FLOOD BASALT; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0034095087     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(99)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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