Terrane amalgamation in the Eastern Goldfields Superterrane, Yilgarn Craton: Evidence from tectonostratigraphic studies of the Laverton Greenstone Belt

Precambrian Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 114-134

  Standing, Jonathan G ^a  

^a Jigsaw Geoscience Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaean; Laverton Greenstone Belt; Stratigraphy; Structural evolution; Terrane accretion; Terrane amalgamation

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; ANDESITE; ARCHEAN; AUSTRALIAN PLATE; BATHOLITH; FAULT ZONE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GNEISS; GRANITE; INDIAN PLATE; OROGENY; PACIFIC PLATE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTATION; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; SUTURE ZONE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONOSTRATIGRAPHY; TERRANE; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; VOLCANISM;

ASIA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BISMARCK SEA; BURTVILLE TERRANE; EASTERN GOLDFIELDS; EURASIA; KURNALPI TERRANE; LAKE CAREY; LAVERTON BELT; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; NEW GUINEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 38349101286     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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