Middle and Late Ordovician magmatic evolution of the Macquarie Arc, Lachlan Orogen, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 181-214

  Crawford, A J ^a   Meffre, S ^a   Squire, R J ^b   Barron, L M ^c   Falloon, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Geological Survey of New South Wales   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lachlan Orogen; Macquarie Arc; Magmatism; Ordovician; Shoshonites

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMPLACEMENT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LAVA; MAGMATISM; ORDOVICIAN; OROGENIC BELT; PORPHYRY; SHOSHONITE; TURBIDITE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HILL END TROUGH; JUNEE-NARROMINE VOLCANIC BELT; MACQUARIE ARC; MOLONG VOLCANIC BELT; NEW SOUTH WALES; ROCKLEY-GULGONG VOLCANIC BELT;

EID: 34147128022     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701227471     Document Type: Article

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