Timing of gold mineralisation in the western lachlan orogen, se australia: A critical overview

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 495-525

  Phillips, D ^a   Fu, B ^a,c   Wilson, C J L ^a,d   Kendrick, M A ^a   Fairmaid, A M ^a   Miller, J Mcl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

40Ar 39Ar; Geochronology; Gold; Lachlan orogen; Re Os; U Pb

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARGON-ARGON DATING; CAMBRIAN; DEFORMATION; DEVONIAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GOLD; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; MINERALIZATION; OROGENY; PALEOZOIC; RHENIUM-OSMIUM DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AUSTRALIA; LACHLAN BASIN; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84868087653     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2012.682738     Document Type: Article

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