Geochemistry and tectonic setting of basalts from the Eastern Goldfields Superterrane

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 707-735

  Barnes, S J ^a   van Kranendonk, M J ^b,c,d   Sonntag, I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archean; basalt; geochemistry; komatiite; mantle plume; tectonics; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; BASALT; DATA SET; DATABASE; GEOCHEMISTRY; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MANTLE PLUME; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; TECTONIC SETTING;

GOLDFIELD; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

ARCHON;

EID: 84864542813     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2012.687398     Document Type: Article

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