Petrology, geochemistry and uranium mineralisation of post-collisional magmatism around Goanikontes, southern Central Zone, Damaran Orogen, Namibia

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 481-502

  Nex, Paul A M ^a,c   Kinnaird, Judith A ^b,c   Oliver, Grahame J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Damara Orogen; Namibia; Post collisional magmatism; Uranium

Indexed keywords

IGNEOUS INTRUSION; LEUCOGRANITE; MAGMATISM; MINERALIZATION; URANIUM;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 0036309638     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-5362(01)00096-3     Document Type: Article

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