Evidence for Archaean lamprophyre from the Kaapvaal Craton, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 100, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 549-555

  Prevec, Stephen A ^a   Anhaeusser, Carl R ^b   Poujol, Marc ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; DIKE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LAMPROPHYRE; MAFIC ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KAAPVAAL CRATON; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 18244379630     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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