Evolution of the boundary between the western and central Lachlan Orogen: Implications for tasmanide tectonics

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 725-749

  Spaggiari, C V ^a   Gray, D R ^b   Foster, D A ^c   McKnight, S ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fault zone evolution; Governor fault zone; Lachlan orogen; Mt Wellington fault zone; Tectonic boundary

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY; FAULT ZONE; OROGENIC BELT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT;

EID: 0347812893     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2003.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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