High radiogenic heat-producing granites and metamorphism- An example from the western Mount Isa inlier, Australia

Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 679-682

  McLaren, Sandra ^a   Sandiford, Mike ^a   Hand, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; HEAT INPUT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; METAMORPHIC CONDITIONS; RADIOGENIC HEAT; TRANSIENT HEATING;

GRANITE;

GRANITE; HEAT PRODUCTION; METAMORPHISM; RADIONUCLIDE;

AUSTRALIA; MOUNT ISA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84879882636     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1999)027<0679:HRHPGA>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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