Mineral chemistry, petrogenesis, and tectonic setting of the Wateranga layered intrusion, southeast Queensland, Australia

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1967-1985

  Talusani, Reddy V R ^a   Sivell, Warwick J ^a   Ashley, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS; THERMOMETERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GEOTHERMOMETER; LAYERED MAFIC INTRUSION; MINERAL CHEMISTRY; PETROGENESIS; TECTONIC SETTING;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LAYERED INTRUSION; PETROGENESIS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33645636147     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e05-077     Document Type: Article

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