The episodic development of intermediate to silicic volcano-plutonic suites in the Archaean West Pilbara, Australia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-295

  Smith, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Geochronology; Granite; Pilbara; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; CRUSTAL RECYCLING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0037473201     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00243-7     Document Type: Article

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