Pseudotachylitic breccia and microfracture networks in archean gneiss of the central uplift of the Vredefort Impact Structure, South Africa

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-22

  Mohr Westheide, T ^a   Reimold, W U ^a   Riller, U ^b   Gibson, R L ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHEAN; BRECCIA; DEFORMATION; DOME; FRACTURE; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; GNEISS; GRANITE; LITHOLOGY; MELTING; PSEUDOTACHYLITE; SLAB; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; UPLIFT; VEIN (GEOLOGY);

EID: 67650786252     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.112.1.1     Document Type: Article

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