Proterozoic mafic-ultramafic intrusions in the Arunta Region, central Australia: Part 2: Event chronology and regional correlations

Precambrian Research

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 134-158

  Claoué Long, Jonathan C ^a   Hoatson, Dean M ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arunta Region; Crustal evolution; North Australian Craton; Proterozoic mafic magmatism; U Pb isotopic dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROTEROZOIC; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

ARUNTA BLOCK; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NORTHERN TERRITORY; WORLD;

EID: 27744543154     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.08.006     Document Type: Article

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