Archaean orogen-parallel extension: Evidence from the northern Eastern Goldfields Province, Yilgarn Craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 229-248

  Davis, Brett K ^a,c   Maidens, Ellen ^b  

^a AurionGold   (Australia)

^b Placer (Granny Smith) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c RSG Global   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deformation; Extension; Gravitational collapse; Mineralisation; Structure; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

GOLD;

ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION; GEODYNAMICS; MINERALIZATION; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONICS;

CHINA; CONFERENCE PAPER; GEOLOGY; GRAVITY; HISTORY; MINERALIZATION; MODEL; ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 0346186246     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00189-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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