SHRIMP zircon ages constraining the depositional chronology of the Hamersley Group, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 621-644

  Trendall, A F ^a   Compston, W ^b   Nelson, D R ^a,c   De Laeter, J R ^a   Bennett, V C ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depositional chronology; Fortescue Group; Hamersley Group; SHRIMP; Uranium lead dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORLD;

EID: 11344293079     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01082.x     Document Type: Article

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