Geochemical and isotopic characteristics of Youanmi terrane volcanism: The role of mantle plumes and subduction tectonics in the western Yilgarn Craton

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 671-694

  Wyman, D A ^a   Kerrich, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Archean; boninite; geodynamics; Murchison Domain; Yilgarn

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BONINITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEODYNAMICS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; MAGMA; MAGMATISM; MANTLE PLUME; SUBDUCTION ZONE; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TERRANE; VOLCANISM;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YILGARN BLOCK;

EID: 84864592589     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2012.702684     Document Type: Article

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