Paleozoic alkaline and related igneous rocks of Australia GIS
<div>Alkaline and related rocks are a relatively rare class of igneous rocks worldwide. Alkaline rocks encompass a wide range of rock types and are mineralogically and geochemically diverse. They are typically though to have been derived by generally small to very small degrees of partial melting of a wide range of mantle compositions. As such these rocks have the potential to convey considerable information on the evolution of the Earth’s mantle (asthenosphere and lithosphere), particularly the role of metasomatism which may have been important in their generation or to which such rocks may themselves have contributed. Such rocks, by their unique compositions and or enriched source protoliths, also have considerable metallogenic potential, e.g., diamonds, Th, U, Zr, Hf, Nb, Ta, REEs. It is evident that the geographic occurrences of many of these rock types are also important, and may relate to presence of old cratons, craton margins or major lithospheric breaks. Finally, many alkaline rocks also carry with them mantle xenoliths providing a snapshot of the lithospheric mantle composition at the time of their emplacement.</div><div><br></div><div>Accordingly, although Alkaline and related rocks comprise only a volumetrically minor component of the geology of Australia, they are of considerable importance to studies of lithospheric composition, evolution and architecture and to helping constrain the temporal evolution of the lithosphere, as well as more directly to metallogenesis and mineralisation.</div><div><br></div><div>This GIS product is part of an ongoing compilation of the distribution and geology of alkaline and related rocks throughout Australia. The accompanying report document alkaline and related rocks of Paleozoic age.</div>
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- 2023-07-16T22:00:00
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- 2023-08-07T04:27:11
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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External Contact Author Highet, L.
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This GIS project contains spatial representations of alkaline and related rocks of Paleozoic age throughout Australia.
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
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EFTF – Exploring for the Future
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Alkaline rocks
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Igneous rocks
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Alkaline Rocks Atlas of Australia
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Paleozoic alkaline and related igneous rocks of Australia
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Paleozoic Alkaline And Related Igneous Rocks Of Australia WMS
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Paleozoic Alkaline And Related Igneous Rocks Of Australia Map Server
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<div>This GIS project contains spatial representations of alkaline and related rocks of Paleozoic age throughout Australia.</div>
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2023-08-07T02:40:26
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-1:2014
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