The Thabazimbi-Murchison lineament of the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa: 2700 Ma of episodic deformation

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-97

  Good, Nadine ^a   De Wit, Maarten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Faults; Mineralization; Ore forming fluids; Reactivation; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; DEFORMATION; LINEAMENT; MINERALIZATION; PROTEROZOIC; REACTIVATION;

SOUTH AFRICA, KAAPVAAL CRATON;

EID: 0030743266     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0093     Document Type: Article

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