New U-Pb zircon ages on gneisses and pegmatite from south of the the Murchison greenstone belt, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-97

  Poujol, M ^a   Robb, L J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; GNEISS; PEGMATITE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033460315     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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