Two contrasting granite-greenstone terranes in the Pilbara Craton, Australia: Evidence for vertical and horizontal tectonic regimes prior to 2900 Ma

Precambrian Research

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 153-172

  Hickman, A H ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diapiric deformation; Granite greenstone; Pilbara; Plate tectonic environment; Roebourne; Whundo

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GRANITE; GREENSTONE; PRECAMBRIAN; TECTONICS;

AUSTRALIA; BASALT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOLUTION; GEOLOGY; GRANITE; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECAMBRIAN; ROCK; SEDIMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 2442616109     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2003.12.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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