Age and tectonic significance of the Banana Beach Gneiss, KwaZulu-Natal South coast, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Cornell, David H ^a   Thomas, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GNEISS; MAGMATISM; PLATE TECTONICS; SUPRACRUSTAL ROCK; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

OUREBIA OUREBI;

EID: 33846127441     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.109.3.335     Document Type: Article

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