Tectonic evolution of proterozoic Australia

JS Myers, RD Shaw, IM Tyler - Tectonics, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Proterozoic Australia has long been interpreted as a single intact continent in which all
tectonic and magmatic activity was intracratonic. This paper proposes an alternative …

Geodynamic evolution of the Proterozoic Mount Isa terrain

MG O'dea, GS Lister, T MacCready… - Geological Society …, 1997 - lyellcollection.org
Abstract The Proterozoic Mount Isa terrain records the effects of four periods of intraplate
tectonism. The c. 1870 Ma Barramundi Orogeny was characterized by a massive felsic …

High geothermal gradient metamorphism during thermal subsidence

M Sandiford, M Hand, S McLaren - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 1998 - Elsevier
The burial of a basement sequence enriched in heat producing elements during thermal
subsidence following rifting produces two concomitant changes in the thermal structure of …

Geodynamic modelling of the century deposit, Mt Isa Province, Queensland

A Ord, BE Hobbs, Y Zhang, GC Broadbent… - Australian Journal of …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is concerned with an example of quantitative modelling of orebody formation as a
guide to reducing the risk for future mineral exploration. Specifically, the paper presents a …

Geodynamically indicated targeting strategy for shale‐hosted massive sulfide Pb–Zn–Ag mineralisation in the Western Fold Belt, Mt Isa terrane

PG Betts, GS Lister - Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
There is ongoing debate with respect to the genetic models for shale‐hosted massive sulfide
Pb–Zn–Ag deposits contained in the Palaeoproterozoic to Mesoproterozoic intracontinental …

A shortened intraplate rift system in the Proterozoic Mount Isa terrane, NW Queensland, Australia

MG O'Dea, GS Lister, PG Betts, KS Pound - Tectonics, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The Leichhardt River Fault Trough of the Mount Isa terrane developed a complex
extensional architecture between approximately 1800 and 1600 Ma, forming the underlying …

Geological setting, paragenesis and fluid history of the Walford Creek Zn‐Pb‐Cu‐Ag prospect, Mt Isa Basin, Australia

BD Rohrlach, M Fu, JDA Clarke - Australian Journal of Earth …, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
The low‐grade Walford Creek Zn‐Pb‐Cu‐Ag deposit is located on the faulted northern
margin of the Proterozoic Mt Isa Basin. Mineralisation is localised by the Fish River growth …

[PDF][PDF] Geodynamic modelling as an exploration tool

BE Hobbs, A Ord, NJ Archibald, JL Walshe… - Australian Institute of …, 2000 - researchgate.net
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the concept of Geodynamic Modelling as an
exploration tool and to provide a specific example, namely, the Century Zinc deposit in …

Architecture of a Palaeoproterozoic rift system: evidence from the Fiery Creek Dome region, Mt Isa terrane

PG Betts, GS Lister, KS Pound - Australian Journal of Earth …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The Mt Isa Rift Event is a Palaeoproterozoic intracontinental extension event that defines the
beginning of sedimentation into the Isa Superbasin in the Western Fold Belt, Mt Isa terrane …

Structural‐metasomatic environment of the East Mt Isa Block base‐metal‐gold province

WP Laing - Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
The East Mt Isa Block experienced major metallogenesis (6 million oz Au, 3 Mt Cu, 7 Mt Pb,
8 Mt Zn) in the waning phase of the Isan orogeny. D1 thrusting of the Cloncurry terrane over …