Geochronological problems related to polymetamorphism in the Limpopo Complex, South Africa

Gondwana Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 644-662

  Van Reenen, D D ^a   Boshoff, R ^a   Smit, C A ^a   Perchuk, L L ^a,b,c   Kramers, J D ^d   McCourt, S ^e   Armstrong, R A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

High temperature shear zones; Limpopo high grade terrain; PbSL and U Pb age dating; Polymetamorphic granulites; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

ANATEXIS; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GNEISS; GRANULITE; MAGMATISM; METAMORPHISM; P-T CONDITIONS; SHEAR ZONE;

LIMPOPO BELT;

EID: 53849113419     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gr.2008.01.013     Document Type: Article

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