Structural and P-T evolution of a major cross fold in the Central Zone of the Limpopo high-grade terrain, South Africa

Journal of Petrology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1413-1439

  Van Reenen, D D ^a   Perchuk, L L ^b,c   Smit, C A ^a   Varlamov, D A ^c   Boshoff, R ^a   Huizenga, J M ^a   Gerya, T V ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deformation; Geothermobarometry; Granulites; Limpopo Complex; Mineral equilibrium; Mineral thermodynamics; P T path

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

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

EID: 3242751848     PISSN: 00223530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/petrology/egh028     Document Type: Article

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