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New SHRIMP geochronology for the Western Fold Belt of the Mt Isa Inlier: developing a 1800 – 1650 Ma event framework Footnote∗

N. L. Neumann Minerals Division and predictive mineral discovery CRC (pmd∗CRC), Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia; Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University, ACT, 0200, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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P. N. Southgate Minerals Division and predictive mineral discovery CRC (pmd∗CRC), Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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G. M. Gibson Minerals Division and predictive mineral discovery CRC (pmd∗CRC), Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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A. MCintyre Minerals Division and predictive mineral discovery CRC (pmd∗CRC), Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
Pages 1023-1039 | Received 12 Sep 2005, Accepted 28 Jun 2006, Published online: 02 Feb 2007

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B. J. Williams, T. G. Blenkinsop, R. Lilly, M. P. Thompson & P. Ila’ava. (2023) Foliation boudinage structures in the Mount Isa Cu system. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 70:7, pages 972-989.
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F.P. Bierlein, R. Maas & J. Woodhead. (2011) Pre-1.8 Ga tectono-magmatic evolution of the Kalkadoon–Leichhardt Belt: implications for the crustal architecture and metallogeny of the Mount Isa Inlier, northwest Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 58:8, pages 887-915.
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K. Gessner. (2011) Hot lithosphere at Mount Isa: implications for Proterozoic tectonics and mineralisation. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 58:8, pages 875-886.
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J.R. Austin & T.G. Blenkinsop. (2010) Cloncurry Fault Zone: strain partitioning and reactivation in a crustal-scale deformation zone, Mt Isa Inlier. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 57:1, pages 1-21.
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N.L. Neumann, G.M. Gibson & P.N. Southgate. (2009) New SHRIMP age constraints on the timing and duration of magmatism and sedimentation in the Mary Kathleen Fold Belt, Mt Isa Inlier, Australia. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences 56:7, pages 965-983.
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