Structural history of the Greenvale Province, north Queensland: Early palaeozoic extension and convergence on the Pacific margin of Gondwana

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 573-595

  Fergusson, C L ^a   Henderson, R A ^b   Withnall, I W ^c   Fanning, C M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Department of Natural Resources and Mines ^*  (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Deformation; Metamorphic rocks; Palaeozoic; Queensland; Tasman Line; Tectonics; Uranium lead dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

BACKARC BASIN; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLIATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GONDWANA; METAMORPHIC ROCK; MYLONITE; PALEOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 34249671170     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701188970     Document Type: Article

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