Archean polyphase deformation in the Lake Johnston Greenstone Belt area: Implications for the understanding of ore systems of the Yilgarn Craton

Precambrian Research

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 181-198

  Joly, Aurore ^a   Miller, John ^a   McCuaig, T Campbell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gold systems; Lake Johnston Greenstone Belt; Nickel sulphide; Polyphase deformation; Structural analysis; U Pb SHRIMP geochronology; Yilgarn Craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CRENULATION CLEAVAGE; DIKE; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; GREENSTONE BELT; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MONAZITE; NAPPE; SHRIMP DATING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE JOHNSTON GREENSTONE BELT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 74149084074     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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