Metamorphism of the permo-triassic cape fold belt and its basement, South Africa

Mineralogy and Petrology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 325-346

  Frimmel, H E ^a   Folling P G ^a   Diamond, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Water and Rivers Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CHLORITE; FOLD BELT; FORELAND BASIN; GRAPHITE; GREENSCHIST FACIES; LIMESTONE; METAMORPHISM; PERMIAN-TRIASSIC BOUNDARY; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; STRATIGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 18044401649     PISSN: 09300708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007100170005     Document Type: Article

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