The 1800-1100 Ma tectonic evolution of Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 92-125

  Betts, Peter G ^a   Giles, David ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accretion; Australia; Back arc; Collision; Proterozoic; Reconstruction; Subduction; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 30344481657     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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