Tectonic setting and regional implications of ca 2.2 Ga mafic magmatism in the southern Hamersley Province, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 911-931

  Martin, D McB ^a   Morris, P A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basalt; Capricorn orogen; Dolerite; Foreland basin; Hamersley province; Ophthalmia orogen

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BASALT; DIABASE; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; FORELAND BASIN; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAFIC ROCK; MAGMATISM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OROGENY; SILL; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC SETTING; UNCONFORMITY;

AUSTRALIA; HAMERSLEY BASIN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77957229443     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2010.510172     Document Type: Article

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