Geochemistry and tectonic setting of magmatic units in the Pan-African Gariep Belt, Namibia

Chemical Geology

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 101-121

  Frimmel, Hartwig E ^a   Hartnady, Chris J H ^a   Koller, Friedrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAMASTOR OCEAN; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; PAN AFRICAN OROGENY; PROTEROZOIC; TECTONIC SETTING;

NAMIBIA, GARIEP BELT;

EID: 0030467771     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2541(95)00188-3     Document Type: Article

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