Grenvillian-aged orogenesis in the Palaeoproterozoic Gascoyne complex, Western Australia: 1030-950Ma reworking of the Proterozoic Capricorn Orogen

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 477-494

  Sheppard, Steve ^a   Rasmussen, B ^b   Muhling, J R ^b   Farrell, T R ^a   Fletcher, I R ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capricorn Orogen; Metamorphism; Monazite; U Pbgeochronology; Xenotime

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; CONTINENTAL COLLISION; CRUSTAL SHORTENING; CRUSTAL THICKENING; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GREENSCHIST FACIES; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; MONAZITE; P-T CONDITIONS; PELITE; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; XENOTIME;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CARNARVON BASIN; GASCOYNE PLATFORM; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 34147096450     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2007.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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