Geochronological constraints on tourmaline formation in the Western Fold Belt of the Mount Isa Inlier, Australia: Evidence for large-scale metamorphism at 1.57 Ga?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 120-137

  Duncan, R J ^a   Wilde, A R ^a   Bassano, K ^b   Maas, R ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Isan Orogeny; Metamorphism; Mount Isa Inlier; Pb Pb stepwise leaching (PbSL); Tourmaline; Western Fold Belt

Indexed keywords

BORON; DEFORMATION; FOLD BELT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSIT; INLIER; LEACHING; LEAD; METAMORPHISM; METASOMATISM; TOURMALINE; URANIUM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA INLIER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 33748263215     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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