Textural, mineralogical and geochemical variation in the zoned Timbarra Tablelands pluton, New South Wales

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 385-405

  Mustard, R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fractional crystallisation; Geochemistry; Granite; Incompatible elements; Moonbi Supersuite; Zoned pluton

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONATION; GRANITE; MAGMA CHEMISTRY; PLUTON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 4444372314     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01064.x     Document Type: Article

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