Timing of brittle faulting and thermal events, Sydney region: Association with the early stages of extension of East Gondwana

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 873-887

  Och, D J ^a   Offler, R ^b   Zwingmann, H ^c   Braybrooke, J ^d   Graham, I T ^e,f  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d DOUGLAS PARTNERS PTY LTD   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dykes; Faults; Gouge; Joints; Potassium argon dating; Sydney region

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; DIKE; DIP-SLIP FAULT; EOCENE; FAULT GOUGE; FAULTING; GONDWANA; HOST ROCK; ILLITE; JOINT; NORMAL FAULT; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SMECTITE; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT; UNDERPLATING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 70349580368     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090903005345     Document Type: Article

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