Plutonic rocks of western Fiordland, New Zealand: Field relations, geochemistry, correlation, and nomenclature

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-415

  Allibone, A H ^a   Jongens, R ^b   Turnbull, I M ^b   Milan N, L A ^c   Daczko, R ^c   De Paoli, M C ^d   Tulloch, A J ^b  

^a Rodinian Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

All Round Pluton; Carboniferous; Cretaceous; Deas Cove Granite; Fiordland; Geochemistry; Geochronology; George Sound; Karamea Suite; Looking Glass Bay; Malaspina Pluton; Mckerr Intrusives; Median Batholith; Misty Pluton; New Stratigraphic Names; Orthogneiss; Paleozoic; Pandora Orthogneiss; Petrology; Ridge Suite; Secretary Island; Separation Point Suite; Straight River Granite; Structure; Thompson Sound; Two Thumbs Bay; Western Fiordland Orthogneiss; Western Province; Worsley Pluton

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; CORRELATION; CRETACEOUS; EMPLACEMENT; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; NOMENCLATURE; ORTHOGNEISS; PALEOZOIC; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PLUTONIC ROCK; PLUTONISM; SHEAR ZONE; SILL;

FIORDLAND; GEORGE SOUND; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND; STEWART ISLAND; THOMPSON SOUND;

EID: 66649130897     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2009.9518465     Document Type: Article

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