Ion microprobe U-Pb ages on detrital zircon grains from the Ghanzi Group: Implications for the identification of a Kibaran-age crust in northwest Botswana

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 579-587

  Kampunzu, A B ^a   Armstrong, R A ^b   Modisi, M P ^a   Mapeo, R B M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Private Bag 0014 ^*  (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GEOCHRONOLOGY; ION MICROPROBE; PROTEROZOIC; URANIUM SERIES DATING; ZIRCON;

EID: 6744255819     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00040-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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