40Ar/39Ar and K-Ar ages: Early paleozoic metamorphism and deformation in the narooma accretionary complex, NSW

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-32

  Prendergast, E ^a   Offler, R ^a   Phillips, D ^b   Zwingmann, H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; b0 lattice parameter; K Ar; K bler Index; Ordovician; Silurian; Subduction; Underplating

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; ARGON-ARGON DATING; DEFORMATION; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; METAMORPHISM; MICA; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOZOIC; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; SILURIAN; SUBDUCTION; TURBIDITE; UNDERPLATING;

MICAS;

EID: 78951469969     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.534506     Document Type: Article

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