Metamorphic grade and gradient from white K-micas of Na-mica bearing sedimentary rocks in the Mosquito Creek Basin, East Pilbara Craton, Western Australia

Precambrian Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 11-26

  Kisch, Hanan J ^a   Nijman, Wouter ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deconvolution; Illite 'crystallinity'; K bler index; Metamorphic grade; Metamorphic gradient; Mosquito Creek Formation; Na mica; Pilbara; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

LATTICE DYNAMICS; METAMORPHISM; METASEDIMENT; PARAGONITE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TURBIDITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CLUPEIDAE; MICAS;

EID: 71649090670     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.10.008     Document Type: Article

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