Growth of zircon and titanite during metamorphism in the granitoid-gneiss terrane south of the Barberton greenstone belt, South Africa

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1019-1036

  Dziggel, A ^a,b   Armstrong, R A ^c   Stevens, G ^d   Nasdala, L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barberton; Basement; Metamorphism; SHRIMP U Pb dating; Titanite; Zircon

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LEAD; TITANATE MINERALS; ZIRCON;

BARBERTON; BASEMENT; METHAMORPHISM; TITANITE;

METAMORPHIC ROCKS;

GREENSTONE BELT; METAMORPHISM; TITANITE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33144482153     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/0026461056960305     Document Type: Article

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