Single zircon age for the felsic rubbervale formation, Murchison Greenstone Belt, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-234

  Brandl, G ^a   Jaeckel, R ^b,c   Kroner A ^b  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; CRUSTAL BLOCK; GREENSTONE BELT; ISLAND ARC; LEAD-207/LEAD-206 DATING;

SOUTH AFRICA, TRANSVAAL, MURCHISON GREENSTONE BELT;

EID: 0030430822     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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