Geology and mineralisation of the King Leopold and Halls Creek Orogens

I. M. Tyler; S. Sheppard
Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral House, 100 Plain Street, East Perth WA 6004

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The King Leopold and Halls Creek Orogens in the Kimberley region of northern Australia are divided into three distinct terranes, each representing a different tectonic setting, that may be part of a larger, diverse collisional orogen on a scale similar to the present Alpine-Himalayan Orogen. Collision with the Kimberley Craton drove intracratonic deformation in the adjacent Tanami and Arunta regions of the North Australian Craton.

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