Lachlan Orogen subduction-accretion systematics revisited

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 549-553

  Spaggiari, C V ^a   Gray, D R ^b   Foster, D A ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Howqua m lange; Lachlan Orogen; Subduction zones; Tabberabbera zone

Indexed keywords

ACCRETIONARY PRISM; MELANGE; OROGENY; SUBDUCTION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; WORLD;

EID: 8344284334     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1400-0952.2004.01073.x     Document Type: Article

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