Magmatic history of the Eastern Creek Volcanics, Mt Isa, Australia: Insights from trace-element and platinum-group-element geochemistry

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1153-1173

  Gregory, M J ^a   Keays, R R ^a   Wilde, A R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Copper; Cromwell Metabasalt Member; Eastern Creek Volcanics; Mt Isa; Paleoproterozoic; Pickwick Metabasalt Member; Platinum group elements

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; FLOOD BASALT; FRACTIONATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; PLATINUM GROUP ELEMENT; PROTEROZOIC; TRACE ELEMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 47349087720     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090802266618     Document Type: Article

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