Magmatism and continental breakup at the west margin of southern Africa: A geochemical comparison of dolerite dikes from northwestern Namibia and the Western Cape

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 477-502

  Trumbull, Robert B ^a   Reid, David L ^b   de Beer, Coenraad ^c   van Acken, David ^d   Romer, Rolf L ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^d FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL BREAKUP; CRETACEOUS; DIABASE; DIKE SWARM; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MAGMATISM; TRACE ELEMENT;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 36148971701     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.2-3.477     Document Type: Article

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