Low‐grade metamorphism in the Palaeozoic sequences of the Townsville hinterland, northeastern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 751-767

  Brime, C ^a   Talent, J A ^b   Mawson, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

B cell dimension; Broken River Province; Burdekin Basin; Clarke River Basin; Clay minerals; Conodont colour alteration index; K bler Index; K white mica; Palaeozoic; Queensland; Thermal history

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CLAY MINERAL; DIAGENESIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHISM; MICA; MINERAL ALTERATION; ORDOVICIAN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TOWNSVILLE;

EID: 0346394852     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2003.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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