Regional metamorphism due to anorogenic intracratonic magmatism

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 138, Issue , 1998, Pages 121-135

  Gibson, Roger L ^a   Stevens, Gary ^b  

^a Department of Geology ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPACT STRUCTURE; INTRACRATONIC BASIN; LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM; MANTLE PLUME; REGIONAL METAMORPHISM;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032323783     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.138.01.08     Document Type: Article

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