Archaean and proterozoic crustal evolution in the Eastern Succession of the Mt. Isa district, Australia: U - Pb and Hf-isotope studies of detrital zircons

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-149

  Griffin, W L ^a,b   Belousova, E A ^a   Walters, S G ^a,c   O'Reilly, S Y ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c GeoDiscovery Group   (Australia)

Author keywords

Detrital zircon; Event signature; Hf isotopes; Mt Isa; Uranium lead dating

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; PRECAMBRIAN;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 31344480620     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090500434591     Document Type: Article

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