Geochronology and provenance of the Late Paleozoic accretionary wedge and Gympie Terrane, New England Orogen, eastern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 655-685

  Korsch, R J ^a   Adams, C J ^b   Black, L P ^a   Foster, D A ^c   Fraser, G L ^a   Murray, C G ^d   Foudoulis, C ^a   Griffin, W L ^e  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Geological Survey of Queensland   (Australia)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accretionary wedge; Argon argon dating; Carboniferous; Geochronology; New England Orogen; Provenance; Turbidites; Uranium lead dating

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CARBONIFEROUS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HORNBLENDE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; PLATE CONVERGENCE; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; SHRIMP DATING; SUBDUCTION; TURBIDITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BARBADOS RIDGE; NEW ENGLAND FOLD BELT;

EID: 70449128617     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090902825776     Document Type: Article

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