Geochemistry of early-middle Palaeozoic basalts in the Hodgkinson Province: A key to tectono-magmatic evolution of the Tasman Fold Belt System in northeastern Queensland, Australia

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 569-585

  Vos, Ivo M A ^a   Bierlein, F P ^a,b   Webb, J ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalt; Hodgkinson Province; Petrogenesis; Tasmanides; Tectonic evolution

Indexed keywords

ALKALI BASALT; BASIN EVOLUTION; DIABASE; FACIES; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PALEOZOIC; PETROGENESIS; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; THOLEIITIC BASALT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33745610853     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-005-0053-7     Document Type: Article

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