Growth of wedge-shaped plutons at the base of active half-grabens

Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Earth Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 309-317

  Richards, Simon W ^a   Collins, W J ^b,c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bega Batholith; Extension; Lachlan Fold Belt; Pluton emplacement

Indexed keywords

BATHOLITH; EMPLACEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; WORLD;

EID: 15444368981     PISSN: 02635933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263593300001097     Document Type: Article

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