Lithostratigraphy and tectonic evolution of contrasting greenstone successions in the central Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 127, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 249-266

  Chen, She Fa ^a   Riganti, Angela ^a   Wyche, Stephen ^a   Greenfield, John E ^a   Nelson, David R ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Lithostratigraphy; Marda Diemals greenstone belt; Orogenic; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; IRON OXIDE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARCHEAN; GREENSTONE; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONICS;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGY; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; ROCK; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; VOLCANO; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 0346186259     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00190-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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