Field relationships of mid- to late Archaean high-grade gneisses of igneous and sedimentary parentage in the Sand River, Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 185-200

  Hofmann, A ^a,c   Kroner A ^a   Brandl, G ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Archaean; Deformation; Gneiss; Metamorphism; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DEFORMATION; GNEISS; METAMORPHISM;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0345196589     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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