Volcanology, geochemistry and structure of the Ordovician Cargo Volcanics in the Cargo - Walli region, central New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 315-352

  Simpson, C J ^a   Scott, R J ^b   Crawford, A J ^b   Meffre, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cargo Volcanics; Geochemistry; Macquarie Arc; Ordovician; Stratigraphy; Stratovolcano

Indexed keywords

ANDESITE; BASALT; BRECCIA; DACITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAVA; ORDOVICIAN; SILL; STRATIGRAPHY; STRATOVOLCANO; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 34147150055     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701221706     Document Type: Article

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