Gem-bearing basaltic volcanism, Barrington, New South Wales: Cenozoic evolution, based on basalt K-Ar ages and zircon fission track and U-Pb isotope dating

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 221-237

  Sutherland, F L ^a   Fanning, C M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalt; Cenozoic; Fission track dating; Potassuim argon dating; Ruby; Sapphire; Uranium lead dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; FISSION TRACK DATING; GEMSTONE; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RUBY; SAPPHIRE; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

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EID: 0035067360     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2001.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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