Formation and emplacement of the Dolodrook serpentinite body, Lachlan Orogen, Victoria

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 709-723

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolodrook; Governor fault zone; Lachlan Orogen; Seamount; Serpentinite; Transform faults

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; EMPLACEMENT; OPHIOLITE; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENIC BELT; PETROGENESIS; SEAMOUNT; SERPENTINITE; TRANSFORM FAULT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN FOLD BELT;

EID: 0347911987     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2003.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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