Petrological evolution in the roof of the high-grade metamorphic Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt, South Africa

Geological Magazine

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 229-240

  Zeh, Armin ^a   Klemd, Reiner ^a,b   Barton Jr , Jay M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Garnet; Limpopo Belt; Metapelites; P T path; Phase diagrams

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; GARNETS; MAGNESIA; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROLOGY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; ROOFS; SILICA; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CENTRAL ZONE; GEOTHERMOBAROMETRY; GRANULITE FACIES; METAPELITES; OROGENIC EVENTS; P-T PATH; SOUTH AFRICA; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

GASOLINE;

PETROLOGY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; LIMPOPO BELT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 23744446814     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S001675680500052X     Document Type: Article

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