Provenance age and metamorphic history of the Quha Formation, Natal Metamorphic Province: A U-Th-Pb zircon SHRIMP study

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 83-88

  Thomas, R J ^a   Cornell, D H ^b   Armstrong, R A ^c  

^a Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; METAMORPHISM; PROVENANCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033102186     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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