Petrochronology of Accessory Minerals in relation to Metamorphism and Fluid-Flow across the Albany-Fraser Orogen and Eucla Basement, Western Australia

Petrochronology of uranium-bearing accessory minerals (zircon, monazite, rutile and titanite) across the Albany-Fraser Orogen and Eucla basement was undertaken to provide insight into transient metamorphism and fluid-flow events and their link to geodynamic triggers. This study includes the oceanic...

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Main Author: Chard, Julian Alexander
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/85448
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Summary:Petrochronology of uranium-bearing accessory minerals (zircon, monazite, rutile and titanite) across the Albany-Fraser Orogen and Eucla basement was undertaken to provide insight into transient metamorphism and fluid-flow events and their link to geodynamic triggers. This study includes the oceanic accretion of the Madura Province and crustal thickening, identifying a distal footprint to gold mineralisation related to Stage II of the Albany-Fraser Orogeny and mineral deformation within the Fraser Shear Zone.