Geology of Nicholson's point granite, Natal Metamorphic Province, South Africa: The chemistry of charnockitic alteration and origin of the granite

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 465-484

  Grantham, G H ^a   Allen, A R ^b   Cornell, D H ^c   Harris, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 0012784102     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(97)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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