Ion probe zircon dating of metasediments from the Areachap and Kakamas Terranes, Namaqua-Natal Province and the stratigraphic integrity of the Areachap Group

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 575-584

  Cornell, David H ^a   Pettersson, Åsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CONTINENTAL ARC; DEFORMATION; GNEISS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; METASEDIMENT; MINERALIZATION; PLATE TECTONICS; PROTEROZOIC; TERRANE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

AFRICA; KALAHARI CRATON; NAMAQUA-NATAL BELT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 38649108151     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.110.4.575     Document Type: Article

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