Age and isotopic evidence for the origin of the Archaean granitoid intrusives of the Johannesburg Dome, South Africa

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 693-702

  Barton Jr , J M ^a   Barton, E S ^c   Kroner A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOME; EMPLACEMENT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITOID; SOURCE ROCK;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033117128     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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