Kimberlites in a Karoo graben of northern Mozambique: Tectonic setting, mineralogy and Rb-Sr geochronology

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-124

  Key, R M ^a   Bingen, Bernard ^b   Barton, Erika ^c,d   Daudi, E X F ^e   Manuel, S ^e   Moniz, A ^e  

^a BGS   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c De Beers Group   (South Africa)

^d MSA Geoservices (Pty)   (South Africa)

^e DNG   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIKE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRABEN; KIMBERLITE; MINERALOGY; PYROPE; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECTONIC SETTING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

AFRICA; KAROO; MOZAMBIQUE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547742179     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.1.111     Document Type: Article

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