A new U-PB zircon age for the Portobello granite from the southern part of the Natal Metamorphic Belt

South African Journal of Geology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-208

  Mendonidis, P ^b   Armstrong, R A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTITE; CHLORITE; COUNTRY ROCK; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GRANITE; LOW TEMPERATURE; QUARTZ; SHRIMP DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

OUREBIA OUREBI;

EID: 76249122082     PISSN: 10120750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gssajg.112.2.197     Document Type: Article

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