Grenvillian-aged reworking in the North Australian Craton, central Australia: Constraints from geochronology and modelled phase equilibria

Precambrian Research

Volumn 191, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 141-165

  Morrissey, Laura ^a   Payne, Justin L ^a   Kelsey, David E ^a   Hand, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grenvillian metamorphism; In situ monazite geochronology; North Australian Craton; Sm Nd garnet geochronology; Warumpi Province

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DIABASE; GARNET; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRENVILLIAN OROGENY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; METAMORPHISM; METAPELITE; MONAZITE; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; PROTEROZOIC; PROTOLITH; REWORKING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA; NORTH AUSTRALIAN CRATON;

EID: 80055016209     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precamres.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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