Warakurna large igneous province: A new Mesoproterozoic large igneous province in west-central Australia

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-108

  Wingate, Michael T D ^a   Pirajno, Franco ^b   Morris, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Geochemistry; Geochronology; Large igneous province; Mantle plume; Mesoproterozoic; Paleomagnetism

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; PALEOCURRENTS;

EROSION; IGNEOUS ROCKS; LEVEES; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

GEOCHRONOLOGY;

FLOOD BASALT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MID-OCEAN RIDGE BASALT; PALEOMAGNETISM; PROTEROZOIC;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WARAKURNA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1542348254     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20171.1     Document Type: Article

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