The Bulawayan Supergroup: A late Archaean passive margin-related large igneous province in the Zimbabwe craton

Journal of the Geological Society

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 431-445

  Prendergast, M D ^a  

^a NONE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Bulawayan Supergroup; Extension; Large igneous provinces; Mantle plumes; Zimbabwe craton

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; IGNEOUS PROVINCE; MANTLE PLUME;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 2142755889     PISSN: 00167649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/0016-764902-092     Document Type: Article

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