Archean crustal structure of the Kaapvaal craton, South Africa - evidence from the Vredefort dome

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 206, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 133-144

  Lana, Cristiano ^a   Gibson, Roger L ^a   Kisters, Alexander F M ^b   Reimold, W Uwe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

'Conrad discontinuity'; Archean; Granulite amphibolite transition; Kaapvaal craton; Mid crust; Tectonics; Vredefort dome

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLITE; ARCHEAN; CRUSTAL STRUCTURE; GNEISS; GRANULITE; LITHOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037472773     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(02)01086-5     Document Type: Article

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