New 40Ar/39Ar ages from the central Paterson Orogen, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 601-610

  Durocher, K E ^a   Kyser, T K ^b   Marlatt, J ^c   Hanly, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CAMECO CORPORATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argon argon dating; Feldspar; Muscovite; Paterson Orogen; Rudall Complex; Throssell Group

Indexed keywords

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; OROGENY; PLUTONISM; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0242657365     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-0952.2003.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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