Early Earth evolution: Evidence from the 3.5-1.8 Ga geological history of the Pilbara region of Western Australia

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Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-297

  Hickman, Arthur H ^a   Van Kranendonk, Martin J ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; DEFORMATION; GEOLOGICAL RECORD; MANTLE PLUME; MICROFOSSIL; OROGENY; PLATE TECTONICS; RIFTING; STROMATOLITE;

AUSTRALIA; PILBARA BLOCK; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84876728665     PISSN: 07053797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18814/epiiugs/2012/v35i1/028     Document Type: Review

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