Geochemistry and impact origin of the Vredefort granophyre

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-122

  Therriault, A M ^a   Reimold, W U ^b   Reid, A M ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRANOPHYRE; IMPACT EVENT; IMPACT MELT; PROTEROZOIC;

SOUTH AFRICA, FREE STATE, VREDEFORT STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031451098     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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