Timing relationships between pegmatite emplacement, metamorphism and deformation during the intra-plate Alice Springs Orogeny, central Australia

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 915-936

  Buick, I S ^a,c   Storkey, A ^b,d   Williams, I S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d Kambalda Nickel Operations   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatexis; Central Australia; Intra plate; Pegmatite; SHRIMP U Pb

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE FACIES; ANATEXIS; DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; INTRAPLATE PROCESS; METAMORPHISM; PARTIAL MELTING; PEGMATITE; PETROGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; HARTS RANGE; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 56649085329     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: 15251314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1314.2008.00794.x     Document Type: Article

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