Constraints on Archaean crustal evolution of the Zimbabwe craton: A U-Pb zircon, Sm-Nd and Pb-Pb whole-rock isotope study

Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-70

  Jelsma, Hielke A ^a   Vinyu, Michael L ^a,b   Valbracht, Peter J ^a,b,c   Davies, Gareth R ^a   Wijbrans, Jan R ^a   Verdurmen, Ed A T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ARCHAEAN; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; RIFT;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030390423     PISSN: 00107999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004100050173     Document Type: Article

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