The Palaeoproterozoic evolution of the Litchfield Province, western Pine Creek Orogen, northern Australia: Insight from SHRIMP U-Pb zircon and in situ monazite geochronology

Precambrian Research

Volumn 166, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 145-167

  Carson, Chris J ^a,b,c   Worden, Kurt E ^a,c   Scrimgeour, Ian R ^b   Stern, Richard A ^a,c  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Northern Territory Geological Survey   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Halls Creek Orogen; In situ monazite; Litchfield Province; Pine Creek Orogen; SHRIMP geochronology

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FACIES; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; MONAZITE; OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; FOG BAY; LITCHFIELD; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PINE CREEK;

EID: 54249154790     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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