Variety, age and origin of zircons in the mid-Cenozoic Westonia Formation, southwestern Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-171

  de Broekert, P P ^a   Wilde, S A ^b   Kennedy, A K ^b  

^a Curtin University of Technology ^*  (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Perth Basin; Pinjarra Orogen; Regolith; Sedimentary rocks; SHRIMP; Uranium lead dating; Westonia Formation; Yilgarn Craton; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; PROVENANCE; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 3042858566     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0952.2004.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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