Evidence for Early Mesoproterozoic arc magmatism in the Musgrave Block, central Australia: Implications for Proterozoic crustal growth and tectonic reconstructions of Australia

Journal of Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-63

  Wade, Benjamin P ^a   Barovich, K M ^a   Hand, M ^a   Scrimgeour, I R ^b   Close, D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Northern Territory Geological Survey   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; ISLAND ARC; MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 30344449441     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498099     Document Type: Review

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