Structural evolution and granite chronology of the central Molong Zone, Eastern Lachlan Fold Belt, Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-99

  Lennox, P G ^a   Trzebski, R ^a   Armstrong, R ^b   Siebel, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deformation; Eastern Lachlan Fold Belt; Fault history; Geochronology; Granites; Molong Zone

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

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

EID: 22944450607     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500109102     Document Type: Review

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