Impact-induced melting of Archean granulites in the Vredefort Dome, South Africa. I: Anatexis of metapelitic granulites

Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-70

  Gibson, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anatexis; Granulite; Low P high T metamorphism; Meteorite impact; Pelite

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; ARCHEAN; GRANULITE; IMPACT STRUCTURE; METAMORPHISM; METEORITE; PELITE;

FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA; VREDEFORT STRUCTURE;

EID: 0036165059     PISSN: 02634929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0263-4929.2001.00358.x     Document Type: Article

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