Late Archaean to early Proterozoic granitoid magmatism and high-grade metamorphism in the central Limpopo belt, South Africa

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-44

  Jaeckel, P ^a,b   Kroner A ^a   Kamo, S L ^c   Brandl, G ^d   Wendt, J I ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Canada)

^d Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Granulites; Limpopo belt; Metamorphism; Orogeny

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEAN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; GRANULITE; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; PROTEROZOIC;

SOUTH AFRICA, LIMPOPO BELT;

EID: 0030753046     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/gsjgs.154.1.0025     Document Type: Article

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