Tectonic implications of early paleozoic metamorphism in the Anakie Inlier, central Queensland, Australia

Journal of Geology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 467-485

  Offler, R ^a   Phillips, G ^a   Fergusson, C L ^b   Green, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMBRIAN; GONDWANA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW PRESSURE; METAMORPHIC ROCK; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; OROGENY; P-T CONDITIONS; PALEOZOIC; PASSIVE MARGIN; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC STRUCTURE;

ANAKIE; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

MICAS;

EID: 79960973017     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/661191     Document Type: Article

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