Precambrian of the Southern HemisphereD.R. Hunter Precambrian of the Southern Hemisphere |
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Adelaidean amphibolite anorthosite Archaean associated Aust banded Bangemall basalt basement Basin beds Bushveld Cambrian carbonate central chelogenic chert clastic Complex conglomerate correlation crustal cycle Damara Belt deformation deposits developed dolerite dolomite domains dykes Early Proterozoic east eastern emplacement facies faults felsic fold belt Geol Geology Geosyncline gneisses granites granitoid granulite greenstone belts Group Halls Creek Hamersley igneous Inlier intrusion iron formations iron-formation isotopic Kaapvaal craton lavas layered lower mafic major margin McArthur McArthur Basin metamorphism microfossils migmatites mineral mobile belt Mobile Zone Mount Isa northern occur orogenic overlying pegmatites Pilbara Platform Cover plutons Precambrian Proterozoic Province quartz quartzites Rb-Sr region rocks sandstone schists sedimentary sediments sequence shale shear shelf siltstone South stratigraphic stromatolites structures Subgroup Subprovince Supergroup Surv tectonic terrane thick tholeiitic tion tonalite Transvaal Trendall trends Trough ultramafic unconformably units upper volcanic Waterberg West Western Australia Witwatersrand Yilgarn Block younger