Age constraints on terrane-scale shear zones in the Gawler Craton, southern Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 164-180

  Swain, G M ^a   Hand, M ^a   Teasdale, J ^b   Rutherford, L ^a   Clark, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b FrOG Tech Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

EPMA; Gawler Craton; Monazite; Proterozoic; Shear zones

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; MONAZITE; PROTEROZOIC; SHEAR ZONE;

EID: 24344436029     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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