Isotopic peculiarities of an Archaean pegmatite (Union Mine, Mica, South Africa): geochemical and geochronological implications

Precambrian Research

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 253-267

  Kruger, F Johan ^a   Kamber, Balz S ^b   Harris, Phillip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PEGMATITE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032585024     PISSN: 03019268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9268(98)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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