SHRIMP U-Pb zircon dating of the host rocks of the Cannington Ag-Pb-Zn deposit, southeastern Mt Isa Block, Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 295-309

  Giles, D ^a   Nutman, A P ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannington; Maronan Supergroup; Mt Isa Block; SHRIMP; Uranlum lead dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ARCHEAN; HOST ROCK; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0041846839     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.00992.x     Document Type: Article

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