Role of geochronology in our present-day understanding of the Proterozoic: An Australian perspective

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6-7, 2008, Pages 795-819

  Sheppard, S ^a   Rasmussen, B ^b   Bodorkos, S ^a   Tyler, I M ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Geochronology; Monazite; Proterozoic; SHRIMP; Tectonics; Uranium lead dating; Zircon

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MONAZITE; PROTEROZOIC; SHRIMP DATING; TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 50449101455     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090802097393     Document Type: Article

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