Reconstruction of an extensive Archaean dacitic submarine volcanic complex associated with the komatiite-hosted Mt Keith nickel deposit, Agnew-Wiluna Greenstone Belt, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 34-52

  Rosengren, N M ^a   Cas, R A F ^a   Beresford, S W ^a   Palich, B M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RSG Global   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Dacite complex; Mt Keith; Pseudo textures; Submarine

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BRECCIA; DACITE; FOOTWALL; KOMATIITE; LAVA; NICKEL; RECONSTRUCTION; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE VOLCANO; VOLCANIC ROCK;

AGNEW-WILUNA BELT; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT KEITH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 38349090750     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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