Physical volcanology and geochemistry of a Late Archaean volcanic arc: Kurnalpi and Gindalbie Terranes, Eastern Goldfields Superterrane, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 53-76

  Barley, Mark E ^a   Brown, Stuart J A ^a   Krapež, Bryan ^a   Kositcin, Natalie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arc volcanism; Archaean; Geochemistry; Tectonics; Volcanology; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; FACIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND ARC; RHYOLITE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TERRANE; VOLCANIC ROCK; VOLCANOLOGY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN GOLDFIELDS; GINDALBIE TERRANE; KURNALPI TERRANE; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 38349162816     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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