Progressive adjustments of ascent and emplacement controls during incremental construction of the 3.1 Ga Heerenveen batholith, South Africa

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1406-1421

  Belcher, R W ^a   Kisters, A F M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Archean granites; Barberton terrain; Incremental emplacement; Magma chamber formation; Sheeted granites

Indexed keywords

INCREMENTAL EMPLACEMENT; MAGMA CHAMBER FORMATION; SHEETED GRANITES;

COALESCENCE; GRANITE; RHEOLOGY; ROCKS; STRAIN; TECTONICS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BATHOLITH; EMPLACEMENT; GRANITE; MAGMA CHAMBER;

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

EID: 33746520715     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2006.05.001     Document Type: Article

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