Thermal evolution of the ore-hosting Isa superbasin: Central and northern Lawn Hill platform

Economic Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1211-1229

  Glikson, M ^a   Golding, Suzanne D ^a   Southgate, Peter N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; MINERAL RESOURCES; MINERALOGY; SHALE; TECTONICS; TEMPERATURE;

BRINE PATHWAYS; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUIDS; ORGANIC MINERAL MATTER; SILTSTONES;

ROCKS;

BITUMEN; BRINE; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; MINERALIZATION; ORE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC MATTER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMAL EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LAWN HILL PLATFORM; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

CALLUNA VULGARIS; GREVILLEA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 33847795976     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.101.6.1211     Document Type: Article

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