A review of the geology and geodynamic evolution of the Palaeoproterozoic Earaheedy Basin, Western Australia

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 39-77

  Pirajno, Franco ^a,b   Hocking, Roger M ^a   Reddy, Steven M ^c   Jones, Amanda J ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capricorn Orogen; Earaheedy Basin; granular iron formation; passive margin

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; CONTINENTAL MARGIN; GEODYNAMICS; OROGENY; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTARY ROCK;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EARAHEEDY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 67349226458     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2009.03.003     Document Type: Review

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