New SHRIMP age constraints on the timing and duration of magmatism and sedimentation in the Mary Kathleen Fold Belt, Mt Isa Inlier, Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 965-983

  Neumann, N L ^a   Gibson, G M ^a   Southgate, P N ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basins; Geochronology; Magmatism; Mary kathleen fold belt; Mt Isa Inlier; Paleoproter ozoic; SHRIMP

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FOLD BELT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MAGMATISM; ORE-FORMING FLUID; PROTEROZOIC; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHRIMP DATING; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; LEICHHARDT RIVER; MOUNT ISA INLIER; QUEENSLAND;

CORELLA;

EID: 70349565242     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903005410     Document Type: Article

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