On Archean granites, greenstones, cratons and tectonics: does the evidence demand a verdict?

Precambrian Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 181-226

  De Wit, Maarten J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GRANITE; GREENSTONE BELT; TECTONICS;

EID: 0032144744     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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