Petrology and geochemistry of crustal and upper mantle xenoliths from the Venetia Diamond Mine - evidence for Archean crustal growth and subduction

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 106, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 213-230

  Pretorius, W ^a   Barton Jr , J M ^b  

^a Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL THICKENING; GEOCHEMISTRY; METAMORPHISM; PARTIAL MELTING; PETROLOGY; SUBDUCTION; XENOLITH;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO BELT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0942299864     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/106.2-3.213     Document Type: Article

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