New Rb-Sr ages for igneous rocks from the area of the Pretoria Saltpan impact crater

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 293-297

  Brandt, D ^a   Reimold, W U ^a   Smith, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS ROCK; IMPACT CRATER; INTRUSIVE MAGMATISM; PROTEROZOIC; RUBIDIUM/STRONTIUM DATING;

SOUTH AFRICA, TRANSVAAL, PRETORIA SALTPAN;

EID: 0030430351     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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