Rb-Sr isotope constraints on the timing of late to post-Archaean tectonometamorphism affecting the southeastern Kaapvaal Craton

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 641-650

  Elworthy, T ^a,d   Eglington, B M ^b   Armstrong, R A ^c   Moyes, A B ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Meadow View House   (United Kingdom)

^e AngloGold Ashanti Limited   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; CRATON; GEOCHRONOLOGY; METAMORPHISM; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; TECTONIC SETTING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 6744229763     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00043-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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