Provenance of late paleoproterozoic cover sequences in the central gawler craton: Exploring stratigraphic correlations in eastern proterozoic Australia using detrital zircon ages, Hf and Nd isotopic data

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 475-500

  Howard, K E ^a   Hand, M ^a   Barovich, K M ^a   Belousova, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archean; Gawler craton; Hf isotope; Nd isotope; Paleoproterzoic; Provenance; Zircon

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BASIN EVOLUTION; CRATON; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; EROSION; HAFNIUM; NEODYMIUM ISOTOPE; PROTEROZOIC; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

AUSTRALIA; CURNAMONA PROVINCE; GAWLER CRATON; GEORGETOWN [QUEENSLAND]; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79960250280     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.577753     Document Type: Article

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