Proterozoic evolution and tectonic setting of the northwest Paterson Orogen, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 128, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 475-496

  Bagas, Leon ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arunta Inlier; Capricorn Orogen; Miles Orogeny; Palaeoproterozoic; Paterson Orogeny; Rudall Complex; Yapungku Orogeny

Indexed keywords

CAPRICORN OROGENY; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVOLUTION; GRANITE; METAMORPHOSIS; PROTEROZOIC; ROCK; SEDIMENTATION; VOLCANO;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1242341326     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2003.09.011     Document Type: Article

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