Mafic volcanic rocks on King Island, Tasmania: evidence for 579 Ma break-up in east Gondwana

• Published in: Precambrian Research
• Main Authors: Meffre, S, Direen, N, Crawford, AJ, Kamenetsky, VS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science BV 2004
• Subjects: Earth Sciences; Geology; Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology; King Island; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precamres.2004.08.004; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/32658

The eastern coast of King Island in southeastern Australia exposes a thick, well-preserved sequence of latest Neoproterozoic volcanic, and related shallow intrusive rocks. These rocks are associated with shallow marine carbonates and siltstones and pass up into massive conglomerates representing a m...