Magmatic characteristics and geochronology of ordovician igneous rocks from the Cadia-Neville region, New South wales: Implications for tectonic evolution

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 293-314

  Squire, R J ^a   Crawford, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest Reefs Volcanics; Geochronology; Lachlan Orogen; Ordovician; Shoshonite; Tectonics

Indexed keywords

EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; IGNEOUS ROCK; LAVA; MAGMATISM; MANTLE SOURCE; MELTING; ORDOVICIAN; SHOSHONITE; SUBDUCTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC SETTING; UPLIFT; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CADIA; MACQUARIE ARC; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 34147106388     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090601147001     Document Type: Article

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