Palaeomagnetism of iron-formation from the late Palaeoproterozoic Frere Formation, Earaheedy Basin, Western Australia: Palaeogeographic and tectonic implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 367-383

  Williams, George E ^a   Schmidt, Phillip W ^b   Clark, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capricorn Orogen; Earaheedy Basin; Iron formations; Palaeomagnetism; Palaeoproterozoic; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; MAGNETITE; MINERAL;

CAPRICORN OROGENY; IRON; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETISM; OXIDATION; PROTEROZOIC; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEATHER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EARAHEEDY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1242296186     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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